More and more, software companies are resorting to this "Mother may I" tactic. The primary reason is to avoid software piracy. Sad to say, too many people abuse the system, so the "good 'ole days" of buying a desktop or offline version of software has become non-existent. I fully understand why software companies like Intuit, MiTek, Microsoft, etc... have you check in on a regular basis. They are just seeing if your license is still active and that you haven't shared the install files with others that did not purchase the license.
It's annoying, yes. But it is also our own fault.
We run our systems on a private network that is not connected to the internet for security reasons. We have to open up the system to allow our offline software to "check in", each week. It has just become a routine and is a choice we made to stay offline as much as possible.
Yes, annoying, as I said before, but I see their (software company's) point of view also.
