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- From: thomasd@tps.COM (Thomas W. Day)
- Subject: Re: BAM351.ZIP - Bank Account Manager v3.51: Family finance mgr
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- References: <shephard.726795428@sfu.ca> <1993Jan12.055423.2422@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:09:20 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan12.055423.2422@cbnewsc.cb.att.com> kimes@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (Kit Kimes@AT&T/NCR) writes:
-
- >Truth is, Quicken is a well know and reviewed product and I think a person
- >could probably determine if it would meet their needs without actually
- >trying it out. That isn't true with BAM (or most shareware, for that matter).
-
- If you are suggesting that reviews and the product literature substitutes
- for actual hands-on applications, I don't think so. For example in this
- same area, I've used and disliked Managing Your Money for a few years. If I
- had any idea how cumbersome and limited this program would be I would have
- stayed with my manual system. But, I invested $150 (I think) on the word of
- PC World and InfoWorld's recommendation and have been stuck ever since. No,
- I haven't bought their upgrades because I think it would be good money after
- bad. I'd have to test the program for a while (shareware?) before I'd trust
- it with my money again.
-
- >Personally, I have a hard time justifying spending more than $20 on any
- >shareware product. That is pretty much my hypothetical limit, although I
- >might go a little higher for the right product. A lot of times, I can find
- >a comparable product in the closeout bin at my local Egghead store for less
- >and I usually get printed docs, quick reference cards, etc.
-
- If $20 is the limit, even after you try and love the program, it would seem
- that is your limit, period.
-