I too am a user of Quickbooks Pro since the 1990's and am VERY annoyed by this demand to log in to Intuit to be able to use our stand alone desktop product.

I am based in Europe, and wonder if this is legal under the EU GDPR regulations. What info are you collecting Intuit? Why? And how can I be removed from your tracking.

You can be liable to big EU fines (4% of your turnover!) if you are proved to be acting illegally.

Please be transparant.

In the meantime, I successfully avoided, for now, by alt+F4 then cancel.