

Just a mild mask would do but not with Intuit, their obsession requires an intense amount of scratching which resulted in the underlying data being destroyed.

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Rather than printing the License Key and Product Code on a sticker inside the box, they put it on the packaging then place a rub-off panel on top of the data masking the information similar to a "scratch off" lottery ticket. Today I received a fully paid for version of QickBooks Pro 2017 for Windows with Payroll. I'm all for a company making money, but when a company comes along that hijacks a customers data and thwarts clients from moving their data to another company, I have to protest. Intuit continues to raise the barriers of entry to thwart competition. Intuit has a stranglehold on banks and other financial institutions. If a company comes along that threatens Intuit's market share, Intuit will buy them out. I have never dealt with a CPA that didn't despise the company but continue to use it for lack of a universally alternative to choose from. Customers spend hours after every upgrade trying to continue doing business with crappy software. They continue to make their products with planned obsolescence so they can force consumers to pay for software over and over and release "upgrades" that are full of bugs and mistakes. Intuit puts customer service at the bottom of their priority list and run the company with an obsession to prevent any piracy even if there is no piracy. Having had a friend who worked for Intuit I can tell you that there are two types of employees, those who hate and despise this company and those that check their brain at the door, comply with the company's draconian policies and get their paycheck. I live in a fantasy that some day another company will publish software that can compete. I've used Quicken and QuickBooks for over 20 years.
