As the posts have said it is not a read-only tool for our data. Even if we had changed software at a better time we are still losing the ability to use years of historical data. Regarding the deficiencies of the online version, customers (including us) have been telling Quickbooks this for years, long before the announcement. If Intuit needed to charge more for desktop to make it viable, we would have probably paid it, we're now having to pay a lot more for Sage and going through the large task of transitioning our business to a new platform, with all that entails.