[lug] Intuit's Shenanigans

[Warren Sanders]

Dhruva B. Reddy wrote:

>If any of you have tried to use Intuit's "web" applications, you may
>have found that they block all but their "approved" browsers, including
>IE and Netscape 4.x for Windows and Mac.
>
>I just sent them an admittedly taunting note:
>
>"I thought you would be interested to know about my business that you
>have lost this tax season.
>
>I have always been highly impressed with your products, in general.  I
>had hoped to use your TurboTax web application to prepare my personal
>taxes for 2001.
>
>Unfortunately, you have unnecessarily blocked all but a select few
>platform/browser combinations.  Since my Linux machine running Galeon
>(which is based on Mozilla, as is Netscape 6) is one of those blocked, I
>cannot use your services.
>
>I'm sure TaxAct (http://www.taxact.com/) would like to thank you for
>this policy."
>
>You can do the same...
>https://orderupdate.intuit.com/corporate.asp
>
>They also have an application that they call 'QuickBooks for the Web',
>which the last time I checked was more appropriately named 'QuickBooks
>for IE', since the *only* client it allowed is IE for Windows.
>
>Dhruva
>

I used their turbotax last year and had to use the old Netscape browser. 
 This year I tried all my browsers and forgot about Netscape (4.78) even 
being installed.  Well anyway, it works for me.  I can understand your 
frusteration, but was just happy to be able to still get there through 
 Linux even tho not with my favorite Galeon.

-- 
Warren Sanders
http://MontanaLinux.Org