So, despite the fact that most of us have purchased (not rented) this program for years and years, and our data is on our own personal hard drives in our own personal offices, we will not be able to look at that data AT ALL unless we renew the subscription each year, which for Quickbooks Pro is $350 per year.  How dare you hold my data hostage for a renewal fee - this is a lot like extortion, isn't it?  Time for a class action lawsuit maybe?  

And there at some point is no choice - there will be no Quickbooks Desktop programs to purchase, subscription only.  

I WILL find some other program.  I run a bookkeeping business.  Anyone out there using anything else with any amount of success?