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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.
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Microsoft discontinues Money programs
Jun 2nd, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
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...
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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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Instead, the latest bad news concerns software that many people use to manage their cash flow. One of these applications, Microsoft Money, perished at the end of June after Microsoft chose to stop developing it. Another, the Mac version of Intuit's Quicken -- which needed a rewrite when it shipped in 2006-- now won't get its next update until Febru(Business & Finance)
personalfinan09Thu, Aug 20th, 20091 Diggs, 0 CommentsIntuit Did Not Kill MS Money, Microsoft Did
The worst part of this mess was the absolute lack of service. You see, I really don’t know to what extent it was the responsibility of Microsoft, the banks or third parties like Yodlee..etc. It’s really not my business to know!(Microsoft)
CrniiFri, Jun 12th, 200979 Diggs, 1 CommentsQuicken welcomes MS Money users!
"Yesterday Microsoft announced it will discontinue Microsoft Money as of June 30, 2009." Quicken is working with MS to help customers transfer over their financial data easily.(Microsoft)amysezFri, Jun 12th, 20091 Diggs, 0 Comments
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