Quicken Speeds Back to Mac

Less than three weeks after Intuit publicly discontinued further development of Quicken for the Macintosh (see "Financial Competition?" in TidBITS 427), Apple and Intuit have announced a recommitment to future versions of the popular financial-management software. According to a joint <a href=”http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/980505/ca_apple_i_1.html” target=_blank”>press release, Intuit changed its mind after learning Apple’s plans for the consumer market, which has been stagnant in recent months due to Apple’s focus on high-end Power Mac G3 machines. Intuit will continue to promote Quicken 98 and plans to ship a new version of Quicken in 1999. In addition, Intuit will continue to create Web-based features for Mac users.