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Our Blogs The BeerFiles Intuit slow on Quicken and Quickbooks for Linux | Intuit slow on Quicken and Quickbooks for Linux |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Sunday, 11 November 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 4 Among other things, the following Quickbooks user points out why Intuit is doing itself a disservice by ignoring the Linux desktop market. "A voice from a small business owners perspective: "I really need to be able to run Quickbooks Pro from the linux desktop. "People bring up the economics, but I have to wonder if the full effects are being considered. "For instance I have QB running on a Windows machine, would I count as a Linux user? I ask because I should. I have to buy Windows Licenses. I have to use a dual boot system, all just for Quickbooks. Inconvenient is an understatement. "At the same time, there are other factors involved that seem to me to make adopting Linux a no-brainer for Intuit. "For instance, Linux users are just not of the same breed as Windows users. How many Windows users will stand for half an hour just to "preach" the advantages of Windows at the drop of a hat? Not many, but ask a Linux user why they choose Linux and then sit back to watch the fireworks. "Linux users talk, and talk very fondly of any software that supports Linux. Those are the same people that take care of networks, web sites and computers in many places (such as new businesses) where Quickbooks has not yet reached. "If these places don't even make the switch to Linux, you can still bet that when this interaction between an IT guy and a small business owner happens, it will include a plug for Quickbooks. There is value there outside the Linux market. "Just the media buzz around Intuit venturing onto the Linux desktop would have to be worth something. That is big news for a lot of people. "I mean, how hard can it be? Mac is supported, so there has to be some amount of *nix support already done. Even if there is none, surely a little cooperation with someone like the folks over at Crossover Office would make it less painless? "As I said, I know this may not have been the right place for this. But hopefully someone will read it, and maybe even listen. "I just found the forum in my quarterly search for a way to run Quickbooks in Ubuntu Linux." That's just one of a number of small business users voicing similar sentiments on the forum. Unfortunately, the response on the following page from Intuit's representative on the forum shows how apathetic and nonchalant the company is towards creating a new market for itself on the Linux desktop. |
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