For the record, I am still using Quicken Mac 2006 (as the 2007 version did not add any new features that mattered). Prior to the release of Quicken Essentials, Quicken for the Mac had not seen a major upgrade since Quicken Mac 2007, released well over three years ago. I figured I could allow the program at least one more strike before sending it back to the dugout. Fortunately for Intuit, the rules of the software game are more forgiving. In baseball, three strikes and you’re out. Why? Because, given the program’s dismal history, Quicken Essentials already had three strikes against it before I even installed the software.
My initial approach to Intuit’s newly released Quicken Essentials was similar to how the bomb squad in The Hurt Locker approaches an improvised explosive device: with extreme caution.
