Microsoft kills off Money

[Rik]

El Reg is reporting that MS is to abandon its personal finance package, Money. With Intuit having already abandoned Quicken, it seems to me that there's a gap in the market just waiting to be filled.

[MikeSh]

I have used Money for years and it works well for me - shame!
There are a few good looking shareware progs that are similar out there.

Mike

[Simon]

I've often wondered why they provide both Word and Works.

[Rik]

I suspect the former is there to entice someone into the full package.

[Rik]

I have used Money for years and it works well for me - shame!
There are a few good looking shareware progs that similar out there.

I'm still using Quicken 2002, Mike, it works and as long as it does, I don't need to change it.

[Ray]

El Reg is reporting that MS is to abandon its personal finance package, Money. With Intuit having already abandoned Quicken, it seems to me that there's a gap in the market just waiting to be filled.

I thought that was coming as they haven't had a new version for some time now, Rik, I moved to this when Quicken got dropped, suppose I'll have find something else now to keep track of my personal finances.    

[Rik]

Or just stay with it as long as it works, Ray. I stick with Quicken as I have a version on that on my PDA too.

[Ray]

Or just stay with it as long as it works, Ray. I stick with Quicken as I have a version on that on my PDA too.

I will, Rik, as long as it still works, I don't think there's anything else out there that comes close to Quicken or Money any way. 

[gizmo71]

I'm still using Money 2001. MS effectively abandoned the product in 2002 in the UK. One of these days I'm going to have to figure out how to get all the data out and into my home SharePoint site.

[Rik]

I will, Rik, as long as it still works, I don't think there's anything else out there that comes close to Quicken or Money any way. 

That was my view when Intuit pulled out of the market, Ray. The only thing it doesn't have is proper mouse scrolling, I can get by with that.

[Ray]

That was my view when Intuit pulled out of the market, Ray. The only thing it doesn't have is proper mouse scrolling, I can get by with that.

I've still got Quicken 2002 on my machine, Rik, I kept it to still have access to my records prior to changing over to Money. Pity Quicken went I think it was probably the better product in it's day. 

[Rik]

Me too, Ray, so I didn't make the change plus, like you, I had years of records in it.

[JB]

I'm still using MS Money 2005 having used Quicken prior to that. I'll keep using it until it stops working or rather the operating system of the day won't run it. Does everything I need.

[Rik]

We seem to have all adopted the same strategy. When an OS does break the two programmes, we are going to be in big trouble.

[Ray]

We seem to have all adopted the same strategy. When an OS does break the two programmes, we are going to be in big trouble.

Well, Rik, at least 64bit Windows 7 doesn't break Quicken 2002 it runs fine in compatability mode. 

[Rik]

Good news, Ray.

[Ray]

Good news, Ray.

It is, Rik, must admit I was rather surprised that it still worked. 

[Rik]

I suppose it doesn't do anything really fancy, Ray.

[colirv]

Well, Rik, at least 64bit Windows 7 doesn't break Quicken 2002 it runs fine in compatability mode. 

That gives me hope. I'm running Quicken 2000 on Windows XP, and have been dreading the thought of losing it when I eventually go to Windows 7.

[Rik]

Here we are, a bunch of us using either Quicken or Money, and both software houses have dropped the programs. It makes you wonder why?

[Den]

I use Quickbooks Pro for my business accounts and it works fine for me, never fancied swopping to Sage. 

[colirv]

FWIW I've made a note of alternatives I've seen mentioned over the last year or so. I've not looked at them closely, but I've bookmarked Accountz, AceMoney and Moneydance for if and when push comes to shove.

[Rik]

Accountz looks promising, Colin, thanks.

[Niall]

I uninstalled Money a few weeks ago, and it seems to have taken a font or something with it. I get a strange symbol instead of a letter or icon, and I've no idea what is missing!

[Rik]

Where does it show up, Niall?