Max --
That's refreshing to hear, but it certainly seems that Intuit pushes CF out of the spotlight as much as possible. Witness the link to signup for Checkfree's standalone service, which is the last item buried in the drop-down "banking" menu.
Is the mention in some sort of promotional respect, or is it to potentially offload blame, as in "if you have a problem with billpay, don't call Intuit..."
FWIW, I've been having a hellish problem trying to get Quicken bill presentment to work. I have an ID, but the system simply won't accept it. Intuit's help desk basically just tells me to uninstall and reinstall Quicken (nice try, that doesn't work either).
Anyway, I don't have much time today to post, but I will say that Quicken 2000 is an excellent product. There's no compelling reason to upgrade from 99, unless, like me, you just want to see what the Intuit is up to. There are, however, many, many simple & subtle fixes that make the program a hell of alot cleaner-looking and easier to use.
Also, with a high-speed cable or ADSL hookup, it is really cool to witness the seamless interface between the program and the web. In fact, if they opted to camouflage the embedded browser, you probably wouldn't even know you were on the web, retrieving analyst reports, stock charts, etc.
Anyway, the long and short of it is you can't go wrong with the upgrade, and it sells for a very reasonable price, depending on your configuration (BTW, I would highly recommend the "deluxe" over the "standard" version. Only get the Suite if your're dying for Quicken Home lawyer and/or you need a stripped down version of Turbo Tax right away).
rk
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