In a surprise move on Thursday, Intuit said it will offer an update to Quicken 2007 for Macintosh compatible with Mac OS X Lion. The new version will be called Lion Compatible Quicken for Mac 2007. User problems continue with Quicken 2007 users unwittingly upgrading to Mac OS X Lion and then discovering that Quicken is incompatible. On its website, the company said the will come 'soon:' If you are migrating your data file from Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007 for Mac that was installed on a Mac running OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or earlier, you will be able to simply open your existing data file in Lion Compatible Quicken for Mac 2007. Intuit has steered Mac customers to a reduced version of Quicken called and costing $49.95.

Can I download Quicken Mac 2007 OS X Lion? It is a compatible re-engineered version of Quicken Mac 2007 that will work on OS X 10.7 (Lion). Intuit has just announced that they are releasing a Lion-compatible version of Quicken 2007 'soon'. Press release. Note that they are not announcing a Quicken 2012 for Lion. They are merely promising a patched version of Quicken 2007.

Here is the Thursday email message from Aaron Forth Dear Quicken Mac Customer: As a fellow Mac fan and customer, I wanted to personally introduce myself, and share some highlights of our Apple-related efforts with you. I recently became General Manager of the Personal Finance Group at Intuit, responsible for Quicken and Mint.com. Intuit's 25 years of leadership in personal financial management software makes me excited to lead this team and I am committed to creating products to help you reach your financial goals. I recognize, however, that we have not always delivered on this promise to Quicken Mac customers.

As you may know, Quicken for Mac 2007 does not currently work on Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion). I understand the frustration this may have caused you and have put a team in place to address this issue.

I am happy to announce that we will have a solution that makes Quicken 2007 for Mac 'Lion-compatible' by early spring. There are still details to be worked out, so I ask your continued patience as we work through these. In the meantime, you can find more information on our Mac FAQ page. Working toward a Quicken for Mac 2007 solution is just a first step in winning back your confidence.

We are expanding our development team to continue our renewed focus on personal finance solutions that suit the needs of our Mac customers. As we develop solutions, we'll be looking to you and the rest of our Mac customers for ideas and feedback. I understand we have a way to go, but I wanted to start by communicating our commitment to Mac and look forward to sharing the details with you as they emerge. Thank you for your continued loyalty to Quicken. Excel monthly budget template mac. Sincerely, Aaron Forth General Manager, Intuit Personal Finance Group. By registering you become a member of the CBS Interactive family of sites and you have read and agree to the,.

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