August 21st 2012 by Stacy Kildal
One is not better than other; they are more like Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Great on their own, but together, they’re special.
Before I get started on this article, I want to set a few things straight. While my first love was QuickBooks® Desktop, I started using QuickBooks 98 at the age of 23, everyone now knows me now as the QuickBooks Online Chick – and with good reason. I truly adore it, I think it’s pretty sexy, it’s always on, anywhere I need it and it’s got new stuff every month.
Just coming off the Sleeter Small Business Technology Road Show, one question I was repeatedly asked was, “Is Intuit® going to phase out the desktop editions?” Each time I was able to say, “Absolutely not. While Intuit is focused on the cloud and mobile, they’ll continue to support the desktop, find ways to unlock the data and make it available for customers away from the office as long as customers choose to use that platform.”
Jill Ward, Intuit’s senior vice president and general manager of the Accounting Professionals Division, recently said Intuit will never force customers to move to a new platform. She used the chocolate and peanut butter analogy … and I think it’s perfect. ... Read more from Intuit Accountants News Central