ITGuy1. this is very good information that could be helpful to many. I knew about Peachtree and they were one of the vendors I considered years ago along with Intuit QB. Hadn't seen the name for years and assumed that had disappeared. I just took a 2 minute look and will go back for more detail. It appears tha they want to sell the desktop product on a subscription basis. Not surprising as so many software companies, including Microsoft, have discovered that you can only add so many "features" to general accounting or office products before there's not much more to sell. Once many users reach a certain point there is no further reason to "upgrade" and that means no more revenue stream for the creator. That's where both MS and Intuit are today. The first solution was to sell subscriptions to a product, but what that really meant in effect was that while the purchased desktop product remained useful for years, support was what you got with the subscription, in addition to maybe small patches to the product. When that didn't adequately support the creator's revenue stream they all began switching to cloud based products which then tied the buyer to the specific creator and ensured continued revenue. That's MS and QB today. The problem most users are complaining about in this thread is that, unlike MS, QB is trying to force users into their cloud based world without consent. At least, that's my view.
I'm quite satisfied with MS Office 2013 and have no need for MS support. I was also satisfied with QB 2019 and only upgraded every couple of years in order to keep up with the versions our tax accountant was using for tax preparation, up until this latest trick by Intuit aimed at forcing users to log onto an Intuit account in order to continue using the product. This amounts to little more than cyberbullying.
My advice to other QB desktop users facing this issue is twofold: 1.) Look for alternatives, and the Sage desktop product could be one. Share your findings. 2.) Start poking around for help from regulatory sources like the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), or places like Consumer Reports. Share your findings. File complaints.
