____/ Sinister Midget on Tuesday 26 February 2008 06:38 : \____
> On 2008-02-25, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:49:34 -0600, Sinister Midget wrote:
>>
>>> On 2008-02-25, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:44:59 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Intuit Isn't Recession-Proof
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| When Intuit grew worried it was losing market share of its TurboTax tax
>>>>>| preparation software to cheaply priced competitors, the company boosted
>>>>>| its marketing campaign and its sales rose. But on Thursday after the
>>>>>| bell, Intuit announced that its second-quarter earnings tumbled as
>>>>>| increasing costs overshadowed robust sales of TurboTax.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/22/intuit-financial-software-markets-technology-cx-ra-0222markets25.html?partner=yahootix
>>>>>
>>>>> It's the gradual demise of the proprietary software monopoly and legacy.
>>>>
>>>> Earth to Roy. Come in Roy.
>>>>
>>>> Intuit was losing sales to *OTHER PROPRIETARY TAX PRODUCTS*, not open
>>>> source ones (of which there are none that I am aware of).
>>>>
>>>> Therefore your comment is not only disingenuous, it's outright dishonest.
>>>
>>> Where did he mention open source? I didn't cut a thing. See if you can
>>> find Waldo.
>>
>> Roy was claiming that Intuit's losses were because the "proprietary
>> software monopoly and legacy" is in a gradual demise, meaning of course
>> that non-proprietary or open source is replacing it, but the article was
>> about Intuit's sales dropping because other proprietary tax products are
>> selling cheaper.
>
> Ah. So you read into it waht you /wanted/ it to say.
>
>>> What I see is his claim that proprietary products are diminishing, and
>>> even points that one is losing to cheaper products (something MS needs
>>> to pay close attention to). Nothing above shows that to be untrue. Your
>>> knee-jerk doesn't show that either.
>>
>> Cheaper proprietary products, how is that diminishing?
>
> I'm sorry. If you're having trouble reading the whole thing you'll have
> to find another adult to help you. I don't happen to have the time or
> the inclination.
There's no need to reply to the trolls really, even if it to defend the
original post, which is perfectly fine. Even though I do all of this quickly I
chose my words carefully and it's perfectly OK. The trolls are nickpicking
because they want an excuse -- ANY excuse -- to poison the Web with smears
against me.
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