Second to John. This Intuit argument has no basis in reality. None.

That's just Monty-Pythonesque contradiction. It has no basis in argument. None. ;-)

As for the rest: all I can say is that many of us here are capable of forming an opinion without needing to wait to see what others think and without having to put others down.

I'm also aware of NET groups whose members are interested in finding stuff out for themselves and telling the group about it. Certainly I like to attend meetings where there is "give and take" with everybody assisting to lift the expertise of the group to mutual benefit rather than relying on osmosis.

Finally: should you ever tell me of a public comment by a MS or Intuit executive that supports your position, I'll be interested to hear about it and certainly won't scoff and deny simply because I never heard it myself.

There, now I've had my final word as well. ;-)