I have been complaining - more appropriately pointing out their flaws- for a while but it seems QBO have wax in their ears! I am having to use Excel like a partner software to QBO. That is without Excel, the QBO software would be completely useless.

You are correct Desktop was brilliant. We were not offered a choice. Or at least the choice was accept QBO or leave. Those who accepted QBO are (slowly...slowly...) finding they were guided into a trap. I expect there are stil people buying into QBO and they will not know that they are trapped until a year or two has elapsed! Its a shame / and a disgrace.