Turbo Tax Continued and Apple Music

I talked to Turbo Tax's tech support yesterday in an effort to get Turbo Tax to work. The tech support person was very nice. She walked me through installing a new product key (18 digits), a new order number (8 digits), and a new activation code (about 50 digits). Just like when I reinstalled Windows XP, I didn't have time to write down the activation code. The program seemed to accept the inputs. I was supposed to be able to crank Turbo Tax right up.

She terminated the call, and I tried to start the program. SAME RESULT!! It tried to get me to pay for it again! I uninstalled the program, went to CompUSA, and picked up a copy of Tax Cut. Next year, when I get one of those Turbo Tax programs in the mail, it's going straight in the trash.

I asked the tech person to tell her superiors I would not buy Turbo Tax next year because of the product activation scheme. She snickered. Even if Turbo Tax abandons the scheme (and they probably won't), I'll more than likely buy Tax Cut next year just as a form of protest. And if they adopt product activation, I'll pay somebody at H&R Block to do my taxes.

On another front, Apple is looking at buying a music company. What's up with that? Apple needs to take its disposable cash and sink it into newer, faster processors or improving its quality control instead of trying to lock into a digital hub monopoly. Financial analysts seem to agree. Apple's stock dropped on the news.