[AccessD] MS Accounting discontinued

And now there is no alternative to Quickbooks.

Sigh.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


John Bartow wrote:
> Thanks for posting this. I'm so fed up with the latest QuickBooks Pro
> "upgrade" that I had installed Office Accounting Pro and was going to try it
> out as a replacement.
> 
> 
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> 
> http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/183698.asp
> 
> That is a rather large application.  I LOVE this:
> 
> After evaluating the product over the past few years Microsoft determined
> that other Microsoft 
> offerings such as free templates in the Office system used with Excel and
> the Dynamics product are 
> able to meet our customers' needs. The Office Small Business web site has
> links to free templates 
> for small businesses, such as invoices, expenses, time sheets, budgets and
> more and Microsoft's 
> Small Business Center is also a great resource for small businesses.
> 
> What a JOKE.  Templates in Excel are the equivalent of an accounting
> program?  It gives me GREAT 
> CONFIDENCE in Microsoft when I see a statement like that.
>