Rank This Month	Rank Last Month	Title	Publisher	Avg. Sale Price
1	2	TurboTax 2005 Deluxe With State	Intuit	$37
2	1	Norton Antivirus 2006	Symantec	$36
3	NR	Taxcut 2005 Deluxe With State	Block Financial	$27
4	NR	TurboTax 2005 Basic	Intuit	$20
5	NR	TurboTax 2005 Premier With State	Intuit	$68
6	4	Norton Internet Security 2006	Symantec	$65
7	NR	TurboTax 2005 Deluxe	Intuit	$35
8	3	Spy Sweeper Tech Bench	Webroot	$13
9	9	Norton Internet Security 2006 Upgrade	Symantec	$50
10	7	MS Office 2003 Student/Teacher Edition	Microsoft	$140
11	NR	Quicken 2006	Intuit	$31
12	17	QuickBooks 2006 Pro	Intuit	$170
13	18	Norton Antivirus 2006 Upgrade	Symantec	$42
14	16	Norton Internet Security 2006 Upgrade	Symantec	$70
15	NR	Taxcut 2005 Standard	Block Financial	$10
16	11	World of Warcraft	Vivendi Universal	$45
17	NR	Quicken 2006 Deluxe	Intuit	$54
18	NR	PC-Cillin Internet Security 2005	TrendMicro	$28
19	NR	Spy Sweeper	Webroot	$28
20	NR	MS Money 2006 Deluxe	Microsoft	$46

Source: The NPD Group

Tax Software Tussle

It's beginning to look a lot like tax time. Or so it would seem from the shrink-wrapped boxes of software flying off retailers' shelves this season. Intuit's TurboTax brand snagged four of the top ten bestselling software spots in January, according to NPD. H&R Block, eager to steal some TurboTax thunder, nabbed the No. 3 spot. The early months of the year are a make-or-break time of year for both companies and the angling will only heat up as April 15 nears. Rounding out the top ten were Symantec and Webroot, peddling security and peace of mind online and Microsoft with its Office Student/Teacher edition.

Also see:

Intuit's Bennett: Ready for Mr. Gates

Webroot's Spyware Challenge

Posted: 3/16/06