Apr 13, 2016 | business, software
Intuit completed the sale of Quicken to private equity firm HIG Capital last week. Longtime readers will recall that Intuit issued a very strange press release in August begging someone, anyone, to take Quicken off their hands. Intuit said it was completely focused on...
Nov 11, 2015 | business, software, web_services
Previously: Intuit’s Plans For Quicken And Quickbooks Aren’t What You Expect Intuit wants you to use QuickBooks Online. It really wants you to use QuickBooks Online. It’s going to pressure you to give up the familiar desktop version of QuickBooks Pro that’s been...
Nov 8, 2015 | Amazon, business, software
Quicken and Quickbooks are among our oldest friends on desktop computers. Millions of people use Quicken for their home finances. Most small businesses use Quickbooks as their accounting system. Changes are coming. Intuit is trying to sell Quicken. There’s no buyer...
Sep 23, 2015 | business, Internet
Previously – Ad Blocking Part 1: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet The Internet has to be paid for. That’s the rest of the ad blocking debate in a nutshell. When you use an ad blocker, you’re sending a message to advertisers and publishers: “Ads...
Sep 21, 2015 | Apple, business, Chrome, Google, IE, Internet, mobile, phone
Ads on websites are out of control. An online debate has been raging all week about ad blocking – programs that run on your computer or your phone to remove ads from web pages so they load faster and you have fewer distractions. I’ll try to tell you briefly why it’s...
Jul 12, 2015 | Android, Apple, business, Microsoft, mobile, phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows10
Windows Phone is dead. Last week Microsoft announced that it will lay off almost all of the remaining employees inherited from its purchase of Nokia, and write off $7.6 billion from the Nokia deal – more than it paid for Nokia last year. Although Microsoft will still...
