MySoftwareOutlet: Software: QuickBooks Pro 2008 [OLD VERSION]

From: Intuit
Category: Software

List Price: ~~$199.95~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

134 reviews
Sales Rank: 106

Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: 1-user
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.2

MPN: 403697
Model: 403697
UPC: 028287016859
EAN: 0028287016859
ASIN: B000V4PLWM

Release Date: October 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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Quick Books 2008 February 29, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

I had been using Quick Books Pro 2005. The changes between the 2005 and 2008 versions are significant. I found it difficult to do things the "new" way compared to the tried and true "2005" way. However, I feel comfortable that I will make the transition in short order.
Quick Books has been my primary accounting software since 1997. I think it is very good for small and mid-size companies.
I have not discovered any glitches in the 2008 version, and hope I don't find any in the future. I have never had the need to contact their customer support, so I can not comment.
I find their fees are expensive, such as their tax tables for those who prepare their own payroll checks.

1 out of 5 stars

Intuit refused to assist when an Amazon reseller sold me an unauthorized copy of QB Pro 2008 February 28, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

QuickBooks Pro 2008

I ordered QB Pro 2008 through Amazon via one of their resellers. The copy I recieved would not validate after installation, so I called Intuit tech support (India, very hard to understand the rep) and was transfered to another rep because my installation could not be verified. The second rep said there was no way he could issue me a validation key because the copy I had was a copy authorized for resale only by BestBuy, not the reseller who had sold it to me, and only BestBuy could authenticate the copy, and that should have happened in store when purchased!

After several minutes of asking how can a legitimate transaction on Amazon be denied and what was Intuit going to do help me, I was essentially told "there's nothing Intuit can do - you must return the copy to the seller." Were they at all interested in the details of the transaction? Did Intuit care about how this could happen with a prestige reseller like Amazon? Could someone at Intuit help resolve this issue? - all answers were NO!- it was my problem, not theirs!

Worst example of "No Customer Service" I have ever experienced in 25 years of buying software!!

My accountant has highly recommended Peachtree Accounting Pro 2008 as an alternative.

2 out of 5 stars

Cumbersome Product February 26, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

QuickBooks is supposed to be the business version of Quicken. However, after using Quicken for a while I'm disappointed how cumbersome QuickBooks actually is.
Reporting is better than in Quicken but data entry and consolidation has a lot of background rules and processes and they are not always very clear.
I'll keep looking for alternatives...

4 out of 5 stars

Just an upgrade February 25, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

If you've used the previous versions, this one is no different. A couple extra features but nothing big.

1 out of 5 stars

QuickBooks is slow books February 25, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

The product is slow and buggy and INTUIT customer support takes forever to correct simple problems. I would switch if there was another integrated payroll/ accounting program that worked together.