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| Value for Money | 1.6/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 2/10 |
| Overall Rating | 3.3/10  |
Manufacturer: Intuit
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Full review by
des969
on 3rd Dec 2005
User Rating : 2
Respect :
0
Good Points: Not much has changed from 2004...
Bad Points: However, the number of bugs in the system is terrible. Specifically the planning centre and cash flow forecasting, as they are totally out to lunch.
General comments: I bought Quicken 2005 XG because my 2004 XG was no longer able to download investment prices. I was upset about this, but decided to stay with Quicken. After using 2005 XG I am confident in saying that purchasing the upgrade was a complete waste of money. I would have been better off to spend the last year entering securities prices manually. The planning center calculations are wrong, and the cash flow forecasting tool (that worked well in the past) is now totally out to lunch.
For 2006 I will be looking at MS Money and not buying Quicken.
des969's review and ratings | 125 words
Review by
Don700
on 11th May 2005
User Rating : 3
Respect :
0
I have been using Quicken XG since Version 2 in 1992. Quicken XG 2005 is the worst upgrade I have ever used and the support at Quicken.ca is no better. Most recently I could not get Quicken to download mutual fund prices even though I had followed the help in the software and also on the website. I was told I would have to pay a fee for a technician to tell me how to download prices. Stocks work okay but not mutual funds. If their help online is not correct then why should I pay to get the corre ...
Don700's full review | 197 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
tunesmanca
expert review 
on 10th Apr 2005
User Rating : 3
Respect :
+1
I have been a previously elated Intuit user since 1991. "XG" was Quicken XG was advertised as being the very last you would ever have to buy. And yet we have yet another newer and even more improved version for 2005. Uh-huh.
Even worse, Intuit now has a nice little blackmail deal to extort even more money out of you. If you buy the software, the feature enabling you to download financial information directly from your bank stops functioning after one year. To regain the privilege of bringing ...
tunesmanca's full review | 534 words
Review by
Bellzon
on 3rd Dec 2004
User Rating : 0
Respect :
0
I would not recommend the Quicken XG to my worst enemy.
Bellzon's full review | 56 words
Review by
ventip
on 3rd Nov 2004
User Rating : 2
Respect :
+1
I bought the Quicken XG after having used the Quicken range for 12 years and have a huge amount of financial information tied up in the formats quicken use (eg. QIF files). I have always found it to be an excellent product. However the XG version and 2004 version are backward steps. I would avoid them like the plague.
Intuit have decided to implement a licence system that effectively means you have to pay every year for functionality that you have already bought and installed. Note, I am not ...
ventip's full review | 238 words
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