Slashdot Mirror
Updating Quickbooks Forces Online Membership?
garyebickford asks: "I've been using Quickbooks 2001 for a long time, sending out invoices via email.
A couple of months ago it asked if I wanted to do an online update - these occurred occasionally and I agreed. There was no information regarding what the update would do, although IIRC there was some mention of 'new features' and 'improvements'. Since that time, it is now impossible to either fax or email an invoice without signing up for Quickbook's 'Online Business Member' program since it appears to use their own mail server. Membership is free for now, but the required click-agreement forces me to agree in advance to any future fees! I have no interest in letting Intuit know about my invoices and other financial information. As a result, this software is essentially useless and I must find a new accounting package. I've looked at various OSS packages but haven't found one that has developed far enough to use in this way. But there are many out there and I haven't kept up to date, so maybe someone else out there can suggest something. I'd prefer using it on Linux, of course. I'd also be interested if this loss of functionality would be sufficient to consider a class action suit to recover costs of conversion." The issue at hand is that commercial software has started to force consumers to fall into such schemes to maintain features that they already had. Today it is Quickbooks, but what about tomorrow?
You charge Quickbooks srry, I couldn;t resist, I love the soviet russia jokes :)
this needs modding down since obviously it's been repudiated
I'm good with numbers -
Just in case any of you moderators get confused, this is both on topic and not a troll. The original poster's nick was "Eric Cartman South P" and in the most recent episode of South Park, Cartman had a business where he really hired some hispanic kids to fling poo onto the walls of parents who fucked with their kids. Just in case you missed it and wanted to banish the above comment to oblivion, please don't. It deserves a +1 funny if anything.
I was busy earning some of that money that gets put in my spreadsheet. When you are out of highschool and mom cuts off your allowance, you'll understand about "work". Until then, catch episodes as they air Wed night at 10:00pm sharp and type up little reviews just for me.
Talk with us. Share with us. Did a spam e-mail not deliver on a promise to increase the size of your little "member"? Did the photo of me and your girlfriend, in her locker, tear at a tender heart? Did the fact that you went to school on a short yellow bus confuse your simple mind? Don't fear. Tell me how I, a total stranger - nay - mere words on a chat room page, can "Go away." and you shall triumph over your fears. Everyone marvels at your strength! How brave and brazen of you to scold the great Eric_Cartman_South_P. The girls will scream your name! Your parents will finally love you! All is well in the little bubble of the nexus you call your world! I cowar and hide and pray - oh pray - that my humble firewall protects me from your wrath.
:)