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Re: PC Mag Tax Software Review

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From: Criswell The Psychic Weatherman
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:11
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pissed off wrote:

> "Jim Turner" <kaijyu@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:3e4a9f1a.1247637@free.teranews.com...
> >
> > I am not a fan of Intuit.
>
> You make arguments on their behalf at every possible turn. You are a
> complete corporate toady.
>
> > It is immature of YOU to use a product that
> > runs software you don't want to run. TTax will not run without Cdilla.
>
> How many times have you written this? Five? Six? Jim, WE KNOW IT WON'T RUN
> WITHOUT THE SPYWARE. We also know that this is the way you like it. We know
> that you approve of Intuit's tactics. We know that you blame Intuit's
> customers for being mad at them.
>
> > Simple solution, an one that will really send the message to Intuit.
> > DON'T RUN TTAX. Send it in for a refund. Cut the whine because you
> > keep running TTax, and having to remove cdilla.
>
> I already wrote in a prior message that I have not run Turbo Tax since I
> figured this all out. You keep ignoring that, and continue to act as if it's
> my fault for complaining. How much is Intuit paying you to post messages on
> their behalf?
>
> > Never said I approve spyware.
>
> You don't have to. Every chance you've gotten, you have applauded Intuit and
> blamed their customers. You are their shill. What are you doing in an
> anti-spyware group? Does Intuit pay you to post messages like this?
>
> > Running software that uses spyware over and over, like you said you
> > did, is approving spyware. You approved spyware by continually running
> > and reactivating TTax, even after you found out about the spyware, not
> > me.
>
> There you go again. I reactivated it a couple of times until I figured out
> what was happening. At first, I thought their program was malfunctioning.
> Then I learned about the C-Dilla thing that your friends at Intuit bundled
> with their program, and I haven't used it since. Every message you post
> condemns any criticism of Intuit and blames everything on their customers.
>
> You are a shill for Intuit. If they're not paying you to do this, then
> you're even dumber that you're looing, because no one should do an arrogant,
> unethical, hostile corporation's work for free.
>
> > I am saying your whining comes accross as an immature child who can't
> > get his way. You don't like spyware, don't run it. Tell everyone about
> > it, but stop whining about having to reactivate over and over because
> > of actions you do. GROW UP
>
> Once again, you blame the dissatisfied customer for the actions of the
> abusive corporation. In your world, anyone wronged by a corporation is
> "immature" for voicing their complaint. You are shilling for Intuit here.
> Your advice is, if you don't like it, don't buy it. Well, I already bought
> it.
>
> And you don't want anyone to squeak about Intuit's outrageous, stupid,
> abusive, unethical betrayal of its customers' trust. You are shilling for
> Intuit.

You don't make any sense.  How can someone tell you over and over to use a
different product and yet you claim that person is an Intuit shill?  Makes no
sense.
--
"A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses;
it is an idea that possesses the mind."  Robert Bolton
Criswell The Psychic Weatherman
ssenate@mindless.com
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