Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Turbotax lost a long-time customer
I can't believe they have the arrogance to install C-Dilla Malware/Spyware on a customers machine with their product. C-Dilla is intrusive, always on, attempts to send *information* out on the internet all the time - even when Turbotax is not running, and may possibly make your CD-RW drive behave differently.
Don't buy this product - buy TaxCut from H&R Block!
Rating: - Buying TurboTax is more complicated than doing taxes by hand
I used to buy this product to simplify my life. Now with the multitude of marketing promotions, rebates, special savings, software bundles, product regristrations, single computer installs, coupon redemptions, and the like, I find that simply obtaining and installing this software is more of a hassle than just grabbing a pencil and filling out tax forms. The folks at Intuit seem to have forgotten that their customers are seeking convience and simplicity.
Rating: - WARNING: Product Activation ... & CRASHES
I too have been using Turbo Tax for many years and have always recommended the product to others...that is until last night when I purchased the 2002 edition! Turbo Tax now has a Product Activation feature (a lah Microsoft) and ... Macrovision's C-Dilla. Turbo Taxes Product Activation scheme is outright "nonsensical" YOU CAN ONLY PRINT AND FILE ELECTRONIC RETURNS FROM THE COMPUTER ON WHICH THE SOFTWARE WAS ACTIVATED!!! For example, let's say u have two PC's at home and u installed and ACTIVATED TT 2002 on PC #1 and later installed it on PC #2. Because u Activated TT 2002 on PC#1 You would not be able to PRINT or FILE RETURNS ON PC#2!!! The program would save the Return that u created on PC#2 as a "pdf" file (adobe acrobat) and then u'd schlep over the PC#1 to do your Printing and Filing!! Imagine the possiblilites! :-( Also, this year's version includes a copy protection scheme by Macrovision called "C-Dilla"..which is some sorta of "program" that remains in your systems registry even after uninstalling TT2002. I tried removing it after uninstalling TT and my system crashed! Thank God, I use Windows XP so I was able to use System Restore to get it up and running again! I will be returing the TT 2002 for a full refund tonight! Furthermore, I'll be using Tax Cut or some other Tax PRogram until Intuit comes to its senses!
|
