![]() ![]() QBD advantage: The file is on your computer – it belongs to you. ![]() Where is your file and do you actually have control or possession of it? If you do not have an Internet connection or missed payment, do you still own your file? QBD advantage: $250 for the desktop version for all 5 companies for 3 years. What would their costs be to switch to QBO? Another example two of my clients have 5 companies tracked in QBD. In QBD pro you can have multiple company files at the same initial cost. Lest you forget this online fee is per company file. Should you be using QuickBooks Online or Desktop? Played out over the software’s three year usefulness, it’s a difference of $722 extra you pay each 3 years. I doubt you need my help with the monthly math. QBD pro is roughly $250, and is supported for 3 years. So, lets play this out with some quick math. ![]() ![]() Switching to QBO would cost them a monthly fee per month per company file. Many of my clients run multiple businesses. Let me expound on the implications this will have. The licensing fee is only good for one company file. QBD advantage: Full use of software, uninhibited by internet speed. No streaming music while working for them - sorry. I wonder, will intuit publish the Internet speed needed in order for QBO to operate properly or efficiently? My condolences if you are still using dial up 56K modem but many home-based businesses are on a basic Internet service. When you purchase QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) you are told what specifications your computer will need to have in order to run the program. Some have a great Internet connection some do not and become limited by the browser’s refresh speed. Users are limited to their Internet speed. QBO works on the assumption that ALL users have great Internet access, EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME. I want to present a few bottlenecks of QBO and expose the surprise inside you won’t read about on the front page of Intuit’s big push. However, QuickBooks Online (QBO) is a Trojan horse, not the White Knight Intuit says it is. I’ll be the first to say I am all for new features and new products to help me become more efficient. ![]()
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