Know that there is nothing prohibiting a 64-bit port.' Clearly, a subscription/cloud-based model is where they want to drive their users, and this 64-bit port provides the rationalization for driving AE users toward that more profitable (to them) model. Why can't they fix their codebase? Someone commented on their FB page it is ' because they ultimately decided it was not worth the investment. And then proceed to use all this language I do not understand about a hosted subscription service. So today they send out a notice that it will never happen. For months now they have sent out notices not to upgrade to Catalina because Account Edge was not compatible, and they would let us know as soon as it was ready. It was called MYOB (mind your own business) and then morphed into Account Edge.
I've used a wonderful accounting software called Account Edge for 24 years. I hate to seem ignorant but I guess I am.