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> Hmm. Appears to handle QIF files, (quicken) ...

Yes, but Intuit is apparently moving away from QIF to QFX,
and they charge for access to QFX.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QIF

> ... but not QBW (quickbooks).

Don’t count on that happening. Intuit is unlikely to
open the format, and GC is unlikely to reverse-engr
it. Look for some advice on how to generate QB reports
in comma-delimited formats, to .txt file, that could
then be batched into GC.

> Looks like they’re gunning for Intuit though.

Not really. The point of the GC effort, as with most
FOSS software, is to provide a useful tool in an
open way. Deliberate competition with commercial
products is rarely the goal. It’s just a side effect.

> Quickbooks compatibility is only a matter of time. Good.

Assume that this is not the case, and that others have
made the transition, and have write-ups on how.

In any event, all computer users need to focus on
getting their important data OUT of proprietary formats.
Increasingly, the app providers are moving to toward
charging you recurring fees to just read your own data.
QuickBooks has been time-bombed for years. No subscription
or upgrade, no new tax tables.

And then there are the apps that vanish altogether, fail
in the market or get bought and killed, and your
legacy copy is soon unrunnable on newer operating systems.
Where I work, we have key spreadsheets that are in a now
unreadable file format. Any I work on get converted to or
created in .ods.