A letter from Intuit.....and my notes on the letter.

I received this email from Intuit.  Now,  I have the program for every year since 1999, but if you are using 2007 or earlier, now is a great time to upgrade to 2010 program.  It is on sale.  Plus, if you use online download of banking or payroll, the time has come and you will have to upgrade:

 

Dear Valued QuickBooks Customer,

According to our records, you're currently using a 2007 version of QuickBooks® software. That's the reason for this important service notice: your ability to send e-mail through QuickBooks 2007 software will be discontinued as of May 31, 2010.

After May 31st, if you want to e-mail forms and reports created in QuickBooks, you have two options:

1.        Use the PDF option for QuickBooks 2007 to easily convert invoices, forms and reports to PDFs that you can send as e-mail attachments outside of QuickBooks—no need to upgrade. Learn how to send PDFs.   Please note, to send invoices this way, you will need to send them individually with extra steps.  You should upgrade if you send out bulk invoicing via email.

         

2.        Upgrade to QuickBooks 2010 and take advantage of new features to help you save time and get more organized. Like e-mailing invoices directly from Outlook without leaving QuickBooks—and easily tracking everything in your Sent folder. Learn more about QuickBooks 2010.  But if you have a pop3 mail account or Windows 7 (and cannot use Outlook Express), you will have two choices, email with QuickBooks or Outlook.

Why is QuickBooks e-mail being discontinued for QuickBooks 2007?

To keep making QuickBooks better while providing high quality services that work well with QuickBooks, we support the current version plus two versions back. To learn more about Intuit's discontinuation policy, please visit www.intuit.com/policy. Intuit is continually changing and adapting it's product.  It would be nearly impossible to support all of the older versions forever.  Just like Microsoft, you should and will need to upgrade.  I am a big believer of keeping up with the newest and most current software.  I like many of the new features.  Some will get better in time. 

We realize the options we've provided might require some extra effort. If you do choose to upgrade, we think you'll find it worthwhile. To make things a little easier, we're offering a savings of $40 on QuickBooks Pro and $80 on QuickBooks Premier, plus free shipping. This offer expires on May 31, 2010.  THIS IS IS A GREAT DEAL.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PREMIER AT THESE SPECIAL PRICES!

Upgrading to QuickBooks 2010 is easy:

       

    •    Call 1-866-676-9670

    •    Click here to buy online

         

         Use special offer code: 6480162492 to claim your savings.

(Enter this code in the online shopping cart or when you call.)

Please install and register the software before May 31, 2010, to avoid service disruption.

Lynda

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