XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11, misc.taxes   
   From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/28/2026 4:07 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:   
   >> The email notices were just another courtesy. The requirement   
   >> available prior to completing the purchase(Win11 required) was clearly   
   >> specified.   
   >>   - unfortunate for you and possibly others having the same   
   >> concern(maybe some of those exist in different forums or feedback   
   >> services/reviews - online, social media, etc.   
   >>   
   >> Good luck if you choose to return it.   
   >   
   > Thanks for all your help and that from the others because I was clueless   
   > yesterday when Intuit blindsided me, but now I think I'm on board.   
   >   
   > In a way, I probably will thank Intuit Marketing for forcing me to look   
   > elsewhere, even as I was perfectly happy using their software until now.   
   >   
   > I already bought H&R Block Premier with State for $42.50 on Amazon.   
   > It's less than the TurboTax Premier but only by about $7.50.   
   >   
   > Since state e-filing on TurboTax is effectively $15 (with the $10   
   > discount), that gets eaten up by the H&R Block $19.95 state efile fee.   
   >   
   > Effectively, they're about two bucks different, which is nothing.   
   > I didn't even know all of this until Intuit forced me to go elsewhere.   
      
   Yes, alternatives are available, as long as it meets your needs.   
   I've yet to read(but haven't looked extensively) if folks who installed   
   Win11 on non-supported devices using the different bypass   
   methods(disable TPM, Secure Boot, no MSFT account, etc.) having problems   
   with TTax not installing or functioning.   
      
   >   
   >   
   > As for Costco, in the USA, we don't worry about returning stuff.   
   >   
   > Right now I'm concentrating on writing to the media and I need to find the   
   > address at Costco marketing to tell them to put up a big warning sign.   
   >   
      
   :) Costco already has a warning sign...the offered product already   
   indicates Win11 is required.   
      
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