-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) writes:

bshantz@spry.com wrote:

(quoting James Donald)

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So Tim, in this matter you will very likely wind up being assimilated by the forces of evil located at Redmond.

I disagree, Tim. Stand firm and you will not be assimilated. "I am Bill Gates of MicroBorg, resistance is futile. You too will be assimilated just Intuit was..." It's not gonna happen.

For a fraction of the $1.5 billion or so Microsoft paid for Intuit, I will _gladly_ be assimilated!! "I am Tim, of Borg, VP of the Crypto Anarchy Product Group."

(I can't believe a mere checkbook balancing program just got sold for more than a billion dollars! There are interesting, list-relevant implications here (*).)

Quicken is not Intuit's only product. They also make commercial accounting, payroll, and inventory packages for both small and large businesses. Also, less than a year ago, they acquired the company that makes the popular TurboTax series, both personal and professional. This company is also big into electronic returns. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBLs/OFd74r4kaz3mVAQE6+AP9H6FITUprwN1ZKMPw2GPTE/UIAx18/TQ2 +CsUz88B5qp/ojJBEliVfcVuUfwaAUyGa8QtMlcVdGN7uJtTEnM+njA6ityQKzNT kSlH1PMf5GF8befxSUZ6OX0i5KsZL3gMzv+8ayuKl7dvHNCgTWd9wKRDnj5Y+RNL v95AhR21M/M= =0mi9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ... "The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment of men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding." - Justice Louis Brandeis -- jgrubs@voxbox.norden1.com (James C. Grubs, W8GRT) Voxbox Enterprises, 6817 Maplewood Ave., Sylvania, Ohio 43560-1956 Tel.: 419/882-2697