As it turns out, they did intend to shut me off, along with every other Quicken 2006 user who doesn't upgrade.Ī spokesperson responded with this statement: Why would Intuit flash this clearly stated warning if they didn't intend to follow through on this threat? I called the corporate offices.
That was a reassuring, if less than grammatically perfect answer. The only thing is that you will not get technical support for product you are using right now." You can download transactions from/to bank in the same way as you are doing now, even after April 30th. "However, would like to inform you that after 30th of April you will be able to access your bank account through Quicken program. "I can understand your concern," came the e-mail reply. Just to be sure there wasn't some misunderstanding, I contacted Quicken customer service. Was Intuit really going to block me from accessing my bank account statements online? I just couldn't believe it. While the dialog box does have a "Remind me later" checkbox that Intuit says should have made those irritating reminders go away, that didn't work for some reason on my machine. It became a major annoyance and was interfering with my use of the product. No sooner would I close one box than another would pop up.
This warning flashed every time I launched Quicken, every time I attempted to download a bank statement and after each download completed. To make absolutely sure I got that message Quicken threw up this warning dialog over and over again as I attempted to download banking transactions from each of my financial institutions. Now Intuit wanted me pony up, and it was less than subtle in getting that message across. I'd gone three years without paying Intuit a cent.
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