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. ...Read More
SAN ANTONIO -- Before Notre Dame raced onto the dome-away-from-home turf, a Jumbotron montage announced an unofficial annexation: "Texas Is Our House," the slogan declared, the place apparently recast as the Loan Star State after the Irish established temporary residency ...Read More
MILWAUKEE -- Sales outside of the Coca-Cola Co.'s home turf of North America helped profit inch higher in the third quarter, although overall sales fell as the stronger dollar continued to take a toll on revenue. Worldwide case volume of drinks ...Read More
SEOUL, South Korea - Toyota is making a push into South Korea — the home market of international rival Hyundai Motor Co. — introducing four models including the Camry and Prius while downplaying the move as a direct challenge to ...Read More
DRM-free MP3 merchant 7Digital is taking the battle to Amazon and Apple on their home turf, with a Stateside retail store that undercuts the established players on price. The London-based outfit, now 50 per cent-owned by HMV, is also putting ...Read More
During the Cold War, other totalitarian states kept their citizens behind walls, but if Apple Store employees want to defect to Microsoft, why not? My pal, Mac pundit Jim Dalrymple quotes people who don't want to incur Apple's wrath, reporting that ...Read More
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. All purchased Money ...Read More
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 Money has been the one significant competitor with Intuit's Quicken software. Quicken and Money gave ...Read More
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, a potential boon for Intuit's Quicken software, follows the Redmond computer giant’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) move last year ...Read More
Police fear renewed gun violence on the streets of Manchester after a teenage boy was murdered in a suburban area of the city. The shooting, in what they believe was a drug deal which went wrong, is the first fatal incident ...Read More
Money management apps aren't new to the iPhone. But there's a big dog checking out the yard -- and this dog isn't new to the world of personal finance: Quicken. (Intuit makes Quicken, Turbo Tax and QuickBooks.) We took the iPhone ...Read More
