In this case, however, there was not a single person , either in email or on the Reader Forum who came to the defense of Intuit. While the collection of views expressed is not a scientific random sample of users, it does suggest that Intuit may have a problem on its hands. I estimate that I put several hundred hours into that first checkbook program, and time like that just isn't available anymore. There's a lesson here. It's a quote I remember from a long time ago, but I don't remember who said it.
All great things come from the inspired genius of one man.
The world abounds with the reaffirmation of this wisdom. Individuals who have a vision and strive to fulfill their dreams bring a basic passion and clarity to any project. Software designed by megacompanies and their committees almost never inspires. And as we see here, cannot even maintain its balance, common sense and simple honesty. Whenever that happens, the time is ripe for someone with a vision to come in and capture the imagination of the people, just as Steve Jobs captured the vision for a better personal computer away from IBM in 1984.