Do you believe everything you read ? All the DIY programs do the same exact thing but that article targeted the largest company in that article. AND this has been going on for years so it is not new news at all but just a journalist getting print time reporting an old story.
Turbotax has no obligation to educate the public on the IRS FREE FILE program any more than your local gas station needs to tell people where they can get gas for free. The FREE FILE program has been around for years so it is the IRS that is not doing their job.
And as far as how the google search engine shows the results, everyone should know that the paid ads always comes up first ... try googling anything to see this is true. Maybe you should be mad at the search engines for not prioritizing the IRS free program ... maybe the IRS is not paying them enough to be on top.
