I just got the notification on the $799 renewal price for the desktop version which is the same cost as buying the software new, so they are charging their loyal customers 100% of the current purchase price yearly. Since I have the desktop version I am paying for the privilege of being able to open my company file every year, since I will be locked out if I don't pay. Their switch to a subscription to force you to essentially repurchase the software yearly was a horrible decision for their customers, but I'm sure the shareholders approve which is clearly all they care about. I work in software and the typically annual maintenance for existing customers is 20% of your original purchase price, and you can continue to use the software without support or upgrades if you no longer wish to pay the maintenance (provided you are not on a cloud app). Intuit has clearly decided that they no longer care about the small companies or think they have us over a barrel so we will just pay this ridiculous yearly fee. After over 25 years + as a QuickBooks customer, I'm done and clearly they do not care one bit.
