Wherefore art thou, oh Quicken Financial Life for Mac?
Sometime ago, I requested to participate in the Quicken Financial Life for Mac (QFLM). And by “some time ago,” I mean a long time ago. I can’t even remember. Probably when I first heard of it. I have been wondering when they will get around to releasing the new Quicken, after all, the last one I purchased was Quicken 2007, which was released in what, 2006?
At least now I seem to have an answer as to the release date of QFLM: Summer 2009. By what authority do I predict this? Why, from Intuit, of course! Check out the email I received from them today:
Dear Quicken Customer,
Thank you for your interest in the new Quicken Financial Life for Mac product we’re developing. We wanted to provide an update on where we’re at with this new offering.
We started a small, private beta earlier this year to get customer feedback. Interest in this beta has been extremely high; we’ve had five times the number of sign-ups we had anticipated. We’re very happy to see this high level of passion among our loyal Mac users.
Due to overwhelming interest in the beta, at this time we cannot accommodate your request to participate. We’re sorry that we are not able to accommodate everyone who was interested in joining.
We expect to release Quicken Financial Life for Mac in summer 2009. If you have an immediate need for a Quicken product for the Mac, we would encourage you to check out our current Mac offering, Quicken for Mac 2007.
Thanks again for your interest.
Sincerely,
The Quicken Financial Life for Mac Team