I figured that if I bought Quicken-I would only get Quicken…but if I bought Parallels, I would be able to run the Quicken I’ve used forever and be able to run anything else that I run into down the road that is not supported by a Mac OS X. There is now Quicken for Mac software, but I already owned Quicken and didn’t want to have to re-purchase and risk moving my data. I bought it and had it installed within a few days. Anyways, I searched around on Amazon to find a solution, which led me to all of the positive reviews of Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. I was shocked when I realized that I couldn’t move it over. I have used it for a long time and have years of our household budgets and spending data tracked meticulously. The cost of our new machine was a hefty price tag that we had to save for in order to be able to afford-so after I purchased it and discovered that Quicken was not supported, I needed to find a cost efficient fix.įor those who are not familiar with this program, Quicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, Inc. I was tired of the near constant viruses that our PC seemed to be afflicted by, so we finally pulled trigger and made the switch from PC. “I’d wanted to get an iMac for a long time. Last year, he bought an iMac and realized that he couldn’t use the Quicken program that housed years of his personal data. Mike is a stay-at-home dad who does all his at-home finances using Quicken. explains how he started using Parallels Desktop. This week, Parallels Desktop user Mike B. Read on for Mike’s experience choosing and using Parallels Desktop.

We are incredibly thankful to Mike for sharing his story with us and allowing us to share it with you.

The following post is a customer story submitted to our Advocacy program by Mike B.

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