I have been a Quickbooks desktop user for over 25 years. I feel like Intuit pulled one over on me with the 2021 pro purchase. I don't use many things in quickbooks and was quite happy with desktop service. I had control.
Then I was locked out of my QB until I paid a $549 subscription. I don't need or want most of the things in the subscription. Shame on Intuit for being so sneaky. The worst is that they give you no control over what you are subscribing for. Then they keep pushing quickbooks online, which has always been lacking for my needs. I encountered an issue in January 2023 (one month after paying for the forced subscription. The issue cause a great deal of problems for my small business and has taken 2 months for intuit to fix the issue. Customer service was a nightmare during the process and I had to spend a lot of time and energy to come up with a work around. But hey, Intuit got their money so what do they care?

Intuit, if you actually care, I don't want a subscription. I want a desktop version that I can use my way without interference from you.