Dan
Sat Sep 29 11:38:01 PDT 2007
I upgraded less then a year ago, but I am also being forced to upgrade to
continue getting on line services. Why?
Dan in CR
"Ed Hansberry, MS-MVP/Mobile Devices" wrote:
> Jerry <Jerry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Today I opened Money 2006 and tried to download my checking and savings
> >account data. When I get this stupid banner that I must upgrade. F*$% You! I
> >will not, this is a function of your software like printing! So I will
> >upgrade to QUICKEN!!! Okay! A$$%*^%'s!
>
> No, the updating function is a service that you buy with the
> software and it is good for 2-3 years after you install it,
> depending on the version. I think the high end version gets 3
> years and the lower end versions get 2.
>
> You agreed to that when you pressed "Ok" on the EULA.
>
> It is a way for MS to get users to move to new versions so their
> servers only have to deal with maybe 3-4 versions at once instead
> of worrying about how Money 95, 97 and other old versions work
> differently.
>
> Quicken does the same thing if I recall correctly.
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