I stand corrected and apologize.  Upon more research there is a press release stating that a QuickBooks Pro 6.0 was released in late June 1998. I will always admit when I am wrong.

Your years of experience with QB Desktop does not, however, give you the knowledge to give your opinion of QBO without the classes offered on training or being a ProAdvisor and truly knowing everything QBO can do. I just recertified as a Certified Advanced QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor last week and am excited at the new things QBO is able to do just in the last year since my last recertification.  It is continually changing just like our world of technology is.  Unfortunately, everything is going to online, not just Intuit.  It is reality.  Take the free training that Intuit offers and learn the ins and outs of QBO, and you will see.  And as for your previous remark that I am but a few........totally incorrect.  All of us who took advantage of the free training knows how QBO works and knows it is much better than Desktop.  Desktop is yesterday.  QBO is tomorrow.