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TurboTax Activation Fiasco
kurtinatlanta writes "Though the news broke in September, no one cares about tax return preparation software until January. Apparently Intuit's activation scheme for TurboTax will only allow you to print or file your returns from the computer on which you first installed it. The phrase "one computer" in their license literally means one computer. Moving the software (i.e. disk reformat, buy new computer) requires buying it again. There are all kinds of negative reviews on amazon.com as a result. Is this problem real or overhyped?" There's a more recent story about the flap. The Intuit PR rep is quoted as saying that people can install the software on multiple computers using the same activation code, but I don't think an unworking installation really counts.
I will never buy TurboTax because of Machine-specific Product Activation.
BTW: Last year's TurboTax Canadian product activation was keyed on the partition's Volume Serial Number (easily changeable with SysInternal's VolumeID
It's MY money? Funny, I don't remember printing it.
I also don't remember the Constitution starting out with THEY THE PEOPLE. I believe it is WE THE PEOPLE. That is, the THEY you are talking about are your fellow Americans - who think this country is so great, even the occasional idiot President can't screw it up.
In fact, the only reason why a bunch of dumb green paper has any value at all is that the People of the United States with its billion megaton nuclear arsenal SAYS it does. (Which is actually quite a powerful argument if you think about it.)
But if you really really really hate THEY, or rather the U.S., don't let the screen door bang you on your way out. Ditto if you want all the benefits of living here without shouldering any of the costs.