I bought QB Desktop many years ago and have kept paying for a variety of updates, but now my business is greatly diminished and Intuit wants $1000 a year from me to keep using it. I find it hard to believe that the program will freeze my access to data (i.e., view only) if I don't pay the ransom, but this is what the sales rep told me. Is there no way for me to keep entering a few small expenses and a little income (like $10K a year) without paying so much money?