The defeat of Microsoft Money at the hands of Intuit's Quicken marks a rare chapter in the annals of software history.
Intuit is one of the few companies to take Microsoft head-on on its home turf--packaged software--and come out on top. Even more notably, Intuit has managed to do it several times, with Quicken of course, but also with QuickBooks and TurboTax.
It's not a surprise, given the lack of new versions of Microsoft Money in the UK, but the program is being discontinued. Microsoft says: "Microsoft Money Plus will not be available for purchase after June 30, 2009.
Microsoft abruptly announced Wednesday it would stop selling its highly regarded personal finance software, Microsoft Money at the end of the month. Since 1991, Microsoft.
After nearly two decades in the business, Microsoft plans to stop selling its Microsoft Money personal-finance software, a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The move.
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