# Does Quicken '08 suck less than '07?

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**Created:** [March 8, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-quicken-08-suck-less-than-07/440568 "2008-03-08T05:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-quicken-08-suck-less-than-07/440568/1 "2008-03-08T05:32:53Z")

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I used to LOVE Quicken. I also used to wear shoes that had pumps on them.

The early 90’s versions were great.

Quicken '07 is/was lame to say the least, I’m just hoping that there is a significant reason to get/buy '08. I have a couple discount codes for the software, but, is '08 worth anything?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-quicken-08-suck-less-than-07/440568/2 "2008-03-08T05:59:09Z")

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I’m still using the 2004 version – I haven’t seen any new features in the 4 years since then that I thought were worth buying. In fact, some ‘features’, like eliminating the export/input capability in the standard QIF file format and allowing only a proprietary Quicken format seem like ‘anti-features’ – reasons for me to keep the old version instead of upgrading.

If I did decide to go through the hassle of changing to a new version, I would strongly consider switching to the free Open Source alternative Grisbi ([www.grisbi.org](http://www.grisbi.org)).