Intuit last week that it has sold to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, which plans to double the personal finance tool's Mac engineering team in an effort to improve the 33-year-old software. The investment group aims to bring Quicken for Mac closer in line with the Windows version. 'On the Mac team, we’re bringing in a new product manager starting this coming Monday,' said Quicken head Eric Dunn.
Basically any modern desktop or laptop computer costing over $400, Mac or PC, is appropriate. Tablet style computers or Google Chromebooks (e.g., iPad/iOS, Galaxy/Android or ChromeOS) may be useful for some applications such as note-taking, but software for technical applications is largely not yet available. Before the Apple fanboys and fangirls attack me, I love my MAC, this post was written on a MAC, MACs are superior in user interface (though Windows 7 has been a big jump), virus/security protection and is the clear cut choice for graphics/media applications. That said, the engineering world is still predominantly PC, (as is business).
Disclaimer: I don't hate Apple - I actually made this video on my pre-2016 Macbook. In my view it was a mistake to go USB-C only. Tim Cook - if you see this. Sep 10, 2016 Furthermore, support for mac os has greatly improved and programs required in undergraduate engineering can run either directly from mac os, or dual boot/ VM for windows.
'We have plans within the calendar year to double the engineering team, so we can do the work we need to do to bring Mac closer to the feature set of Windows over the next quarters and years.' Quicken is the most popular personal finance software in the United States, but the Mac version has compared to its Windows counterpart. Dunn is confident that the software 'will thrive with increased investment' and 'become great again' under the new investment group's leadership. My team and I know you count on Quicken to help you stay on top of your finances, and we are committed to continuing to improve your experience with Quicken.
Office 2019 (for both Windows and Mac) is a one-time purchase and does not receive feature updates after you purchase it. Office 2019 includes a meaningful subset of features that are found in Office 365, but it's not part of Office 365. Office 2019 will receive quality and security updates as required. When is office 2019 for mac coming out.