Archie_B, QB Employee:

You don't get it.  For the past 2 years, MANY, MANY long-term QB users have told you to LEAVE US ALONE.  We purchased QB for our business use, not to give QB access to our data.  The login requirement violates our purchase of the program, installed on our PRIVATE computer. 

You can either tell management and corporate to be part of the solution - get rid of the sign in....

OR,

You can be the Borg with no understanding of what your customers are saying.

And if you are the Borg, ALL QB customers will exit to another product. 

Choose wisely.