I think your post really summarizes the issues with Quickbooks today.

1. They are trying to force our business model into one of their design, rather than conforming their software to the basic business models we all have.

2. The constant changes to the basic software means it is easy to make a mistake, difficult to keep a business process flow moving, all because Quickbooks seems to want change to have change. 

3. All of these AI screens, advertisements for services unrelated to the bookkeeping requirements of a business like a loan, and various other marketing distractions, means the actual working space on the screen is tiny. The Business Feed can take up a 1/4 of the Dashboard. 

I am looking at the Dashboard in my Business View, and while I have kicked all the items in the Business Feed to the curb for now, about 20% of the screen is taken up by the name of my business and a place to add my Logo. Why the %^$# do I need my logo on an internal software package that the public will never see? I know my business name. If I could get rid of the Company identifier and the business feed, I could open up an additional 2" or more of screen to view the Dashboard. Get rid of the "Bank Account" offering me a Quickbooks Term Loan and I gain a bit more usable screen to view. 

I think this last complaint I have is something that new programmers must be trained to do. They create huge expanses of clear space on a screen, it probably looks great to some marketing guru. Maybe because I am old school, I want a screen where I can see everything at a glance, not having to scroll down to see important information. Not sure if this is a basic programming style they are being taught, or if this is a result of so many people trying to work from a mobile phone as opposed to a computer.