Why is the QBO FR software being updated when the software is being discontinued?

Exactly, @usernicky. The QuickBooks will no longer be available in France. Let me share and explain it further for you.

All the existing QuickBooks accounts for France will be unable to subscribe to the same account for entrepreneurs and accountants until December 31, 2023. Thus, the product still receives feature improvements at the moment until the discontinuation date.

Despite the fact of the discontinuation policy, the QuickBooks subscription is free starting February 1, 2023.

For more information, you can visit this site that will provide more details about the policy: Message to our QuickBooks customers in France.

Let me know in this thread if you have other concerns.

@usernicky 

If you are using QBO France version, you should explore QBO Global version as as one of the options to switch. You can purchase a 3rd party conversion service if required.