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Australia's 'e-tax' Windows Only

Posted by timothy on from the don'tcha-love-single-source-providers dept.

Kinky Bass Junk writes "As the need to submit tax returns is looming, notification emails are sent out to users of the tax office's services. This year, the Australia Tax Office (ATO) is using a web-based tax return system, as well as the traditional paper based systems. The e-tax website has all the details, and the requirements of the software stand out: 'e-tax is not compatible with Linux or Apple Macintosh computers. However, if you have suitable Windows Emulator software installed, you may be able to use e-tax.' Here is a protest email I have set up for those who disagree with this."

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  1. Lighetn up by Elgreco1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is a new move for the US goverment. I think it is a plus that they say that they don't run in Linux. Normaly they don't know anything about it. Given enough complaints they will make it work with Linux.

    1. Re:Lighetn up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      How ridiculous. Do I have to point out the obvious? I guess so.

      GEORGE W BUSH IS NOT IN POWER IN IRAQ.

      What you've just said is a direct and knowing lie.

      It is an insult to the efforts of Coalition forces and to the Iraqi people themselves. You (as has Michael Moore) have used the tragic deaths of Iraqi civilians as a political point scoring exercise. Okay, I can stoop to that level, with far more convincing figures: In 1988 Saddam Hussein murdered an estimated 182 000 Kurds in the north of the country. Source

      That is one incident alone.

      ... Bushes regime in Iraq ...

      I am a soldier. Who do you think you are kidding?

  2. Big Brother by liangzai · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now you know what Apple's 1984 commercial was really about.

    Because Big Brother cares about standards just as much as your favorite software company.

    Because Big Brother doesn't know the Internet is comprised of standardized protocols and methods.

    Because Big Brother is a dump for losers who can't get a job elsewhere where quality matters.

    It would be a piece of cake developing a Java version of a tax application. The reason governments don't is that they since long are filials to Microsoft Corp. Although every government have rules concerning monopolies and want diversity, this doesn't apply to the government itself.

    And although the government is screaming about security in personal computing, they still use Windows and Internet Explorer, and expect everybody else to do so too. Their standpoint is that Microsoft should better themselves, not to use the already many existing alternatives, which are all better in most regards.

    This is an oxymoron, and it will not change. Because this is Big Brother, and Big Brother is big and slow. Get used to it, and try to get back at the government in other ways. I know I always do.

  3. Re:Link down by Codester · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod on crack, nobody pointed out that the link was down when I posted. I suggest you carefully check the posts before modding someone down.