Isn't that because the creators of TubroTax had a lawsuit against the government because the IRS modernising their software-based filing would cut into their co

Isn't that because the creators of TubroTax had a lawsuit against the government because the IRS modernising their software-based filing would cut into their commercial efforts? Ah yes: https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-intuit-idUSKBN28W2M5 https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-intuit-idUSKBN2... https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720941665/la-city-attorney-sues-intuit-and-h-r-block-alleging-they-undermine-free-tax-fili https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720941665/la-city-attorney-su... It was a bit of a different construction, but the premise of "we want to make money and prevent a government service from being accessible using software made by the government".