This is no answer. Delaying the requirement is not acceptable. There should be no requirement to log into Intuit when you are working on a stand alone computer with the desktop version of Quickbooks Pro. It is a huge security breech to require it when there are no online Intuit services being used.

Upgrading makes no sense when you are not allowed to operate off line without creating an Intuit account.

When are you going to remove this feature for users of Desktop versions?

Our company will never use a cloud based service.