Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Zero stars would be more accurate Product review: This program insisted on a 4/15/03 or earlier date for one entry, but wouldn't let me enter it! It kept producing an error message. I finally had to use a 4/16/03 date which allowed the return to process. The next day the return was rejected for a late date, even though the software said it would be registered as on time if submitted before midnight which it in fact was. It then wouldn't allow me to log on to check on my re-submitted return. Live technical support was worthless, as they will not acknowledge or correct this major software error. I have used Turbo Tax for the previous several years without a glitch, and even saved money by using it. I didn't care for the spyware they have installed, and thus didn't use it this year. My returns are relatively simple and usually are done in an hour or less with little effort, using TT. Don't waste your money on Taxcut, and learn how to uninstall spyware.
Answer: decrease

Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Deters humans, too Product review: I put one of these on my new laptop cord after my cat chewed through the first one. Rest assured, the cat will not chew this one, or even go near it. That's because it smells like a combination of household cleaners and skunk. I don't know if we're going to be able to keep the thing. It's stinking up the whole house.As a side note, my husband decided to taste it, and it is indeed bitter. I suppose it tastes like Lysol and skunk.
Answer: decrease

Question: You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Everything just went over my head Product review: I had high hopes for this book from its title. I thought, Whao! at last a book that will teach me about database programming like a developer. My joy evaporated faster than you can spell VB.The book reads like a discussion between the writers and his/her knowledgeable peers with no room for us wannabee developers. I have reasonable proramming background including VB, but this book was all greek to me. Scattered code snippets here and there with no "real" explanations, buzz words like MTS,CORBA, NED ED or whatever without their functions or scope in reference of this book are just tip of this iceberg of problems.I will keep this book. Someday when I learn to program serious vb database, I will come back to this book and check how many chapters I really understand. I am just sad that this book and my money did little to help me towards that goal.
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