Later, I’ll write a more philosophical blog about online financial services, like Mint.com. But this is actually a legitimate question–I think Microsoft might be killing MS Money.
I’m currently using Money 2006 and, based on my installation date, it’s now telling me that my online services are about to expire (starting Sept 1) and that I need to upgrade. But clicking on the Upgrade link does nothing.
So I figured I’d just go buy a copy of the new version. Here’s where it gets strange: the Company Store is Sold Out. (As a former Microsoft employee and paying Alumni member, I have limited access to the Microsoft Company Store–a nice little perk that lets me buy a limited amount of Microsoft software at a discount).
It’s very strange for the company store website to show a product as Out Of Stock. So I sent them an email asking about it. They tell me (quoted):
—–Original Message—–
From: Microsoft Company Store
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:25 PM
To: ‘joel grossman’
Subject: RE: Microsoft Money? ~259719It is actually discontinued, and we are sold out so will not be receiving
any more.Thank you,
Microsoft Company Store
I ask for clarification. They say:
We have not been told if it’s being replaced with anything new.
Thank you,
Microsoft Company Store
Does anyone out there know? Could Microsoft really kill the product (has it been that much of a failure? I like it!)? What happens to those of us using the software that is apparently about to expire??
joel
