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Intuit Sued Over Product Activation

Posted by michael on from the just-desserts dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PCWorld is reporting: [Scott] Leviant's firm of Stanbury & Fishelman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Intuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of all U.S. purchasers of TurboTax software for the 2002 tax year. The suit alleges that Intuit engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices by failing to fully disclose the mechanisms and consequences of its product-activation technology before consumers pay for the software."

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  1. This is why I've always stuck with Windows by (1337)+God · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is one of the many reasons I've always stuck with Windows when it comes to choosing an operating system for my machines.

    I try not to get all "religious" when it comes to software. Sure, I code for a living, but I realize that these days most programs are good, if not great, quality pieces of software. There are so few programming jobs left that practically everyone still getting paid to code is really, really, _really_ good at it.

    Therefore, I just have stuck with Windows rather than BSD, OS X, or Linux. I have Windows Two Thousand, which I must say is 2000 times better than 98 SE was ;-)

    Anyway, it's time like these that I come to realize it's good that Windows has such a broad, class-spawning user base. We can have class action lawsuits with millions of people because there are so many Windows out there. We have a louder voice, if you will, against any large grievous software companies out there who write backdoor holes and product activation viruses.

    I'm not saying it's best for you. In fact, it probably isn't as you all seem to be better coders than me. But deep down I feel Windows is fine for me and I'll keep using it until they go bankrupt or a really, really better product comes along that I have to switch to.

    But until then, I'm sorry to say to you that I won't be switching to Linux. Maybe back in 2000 when the markets were hot on Linux, but these days, talking about Linux is like talking about the grandfather who commmitted suicide at the thanksgiving table -- it's just not something you should do.

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    Background: 28/M/Bi-Sexual; Owner of a Linux company; MBA Harvard 2003; B.S. Comp Sci MIT 2000
  2. Re:How to Play the Intuit .MOV Files on a DVD Play by $$$exy+Gwen+Araujo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    First, why are you writing such utter bullshit? Secondly, have you nothing better to do on a saturday evening? no date? figures.

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    I'm a girl too! See naked chicks in my journal!
  3. Re:so you are a canadian? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hi, I work for the INS. We actually could help you if we wanted to, but we have an informal policy of denying citizenship to racist fucks such as yourself. What, you think you're more deserving of citizenship because you're white? You weren't born here. End of story.

  4. Idiots! by kalislashdot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Use TurboTax for the Web. What dumbass would buy software to install on their computer for a one time use like TurboTax.

    A guy at my work bought TurboTax and make 10 copies and gave it to everyone at work. Duh of course Intuit is going to setup some anti-piracy stuff.

    I say again, you are an idiot if you don't do it online.