PeteCresswell wrote:
I'm finally going to bite the bullet and upgrade from the XP version.
Does the XP version not install on Win7? If it installs, does it fail
to load or function properly on Win7? If the XP version installs and
runs okay on Win7 then why bother to move to a new version? What in the
new version must you have?
But based on past experience, I do not particularly trust Intuit.
Intuit no longer owns Quicken. They sold it off back in 2016 to H.I.G.
Capital. Quite often such sales are to software publishers that put
little development into the product and instead just want to add it
their portfolio as a revenue source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.I.G._Capital
I see prices around $30 for the product - whose list is more like
seventy.
See prices WHERE? The seller is who you decide to trust or not. I've
seen sellers that I would not trust.
You do not mention if the $30 price is for a full new version or for an
upgrade version. I'm sure that Quicken has a threshold as to how far
back in version for which they will support upgrades.
https://www.quicken.com/support/how-...uicken-windows
That says Quicken 2013 is not supported so it does not qualify as a base
version against which you can apply an upgrade.
Are there any Gotchas here? .... First thing that comes to mind is that
I'm going to install it and find out that it needs yearly
upgrades/rental fees or whatever.
Well, if you're engrained to update to the latest version, yes, you'll
be somewhat in a yearly subscription rut because they likely come out
with a new major version every year. Seems they have a new "yearly"
version (see
https://www.quicken.com/support/patc...dates-windows).
Bottom Line: Do I pay my money and get an app? Or will I wind up
renting it.
Depends. Is this for business use? If for personal use, there are free
equivalents for personal finance management; e.g., GnuCash (completely
free, even for business use), AceMoney ($40 unless you get the crippled
Lite version for free which handles only 2 accounts), Mint (an online
money manager).
https://www.quicken.com/support/eula
That lists the EULAs for each version of Quicken. At:
https://www.quicken.com/support/eula/quicken-2017 says:
3. PAYMENT. For Software licensed on a payment or subscription basis,
the following terms apply, unless Quicken notifies you otherwise in
writing.
e. Quicken will automatically renew your monthly, quarterly, or
annual subscription at the then-current rates ...
Assuming you stay within the same Deluxe edition of Quicken and merely
upgrade to a later version:
https://www.quicken.com/personal-fin...en-deluxe-2017
That says the cost (for full version, not upgrade) is $65. I clicked on
"Add to cart" but neither of those pages indicate if you are buying a
lifetime license (with or without minor version upgrades) or buying a
subscription license (and without mention of the duration of a
subscription).
You could simply call them to find out if buying their product gets you
a permanent license (to continually use what-would-eventually-become-
an-old version) or if you would end up buying a subcription (the version
expires at some point in the future). The problem with the term
"subscription" is that it could be for an indefinite term (the product
never expires) or for a definite term (the product expires and you have
to buy a new version). Using "quicken subscription", I found:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/31660...big-catch.html
Don't know where you are. Call them to find out what type of license
you'd end up getting with purchase of a new version of Quicken. When
you call, tell them that it is a pre-sales inquiry (that hints you are
interested in buying their product but want more information).
https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-order-questions
How do I upgrade my current version of Quicken? What is the upgrade
price?
Each time you purchase Quicken, you're purchasing a full Quicken
version that will convert your existing Quicken file(s). There is
no specific upgrade, or upgrade pricing, for Quicken, though we do
offer periodic purchase discounts to our customers. For example, if
you have Quicken Deluxe 2016 and want to upgrade to Quicken Deluxe
2017, you'll purchase a full version of Quicken Deluxe 2017 at the
current price.
So there is no upgrade pricing.