

Interestingly, however, Web-based finance apps appear to inform many of the improvements in Intuit’s 2010 desktop line. But its primary appeal will be to people who are more comfortable keeping their financial information off the Web than using the cloud. Even with no serious retail competition in the wake of Microsoft’s decision to stop selling Microsoft Money, Intuit continues to refine a product with much to offer those seeking full-featured tracking and planning. With so many Web sites offering capable-and free-personal finance management tools, why would you pay $30, or significantly more, for a desktop application? To find out, I looked at a shipping copy of Quicken Premier 2010, and was impressed by the improvements I found over previous versions.
