Quickbooks and Quicken have turned into web subscription services, something I detest, since I backup all of my files to iCloud (which I trust) and also a portable G Drive using Time Machine. I've been using QuickBooks desktop for years and know it well, as does my accountant. 

It looks as if Intuit wants its cash registers to go "ka-ching" rather than serving legacy customers. It's worse than a pity.