I’m voting for no splash screen pictures… while I grew fond of Penelope, it took 20+ seconds to get to the login screen with Penelope. Without her, it’s less than 10 seconds.

As an improvement to the current Intuit splash screen, maybe add a statement like “Our support and tech staff is available 24/7 if you experience any difficulties with our software. Please call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx. It is our pleasure to serve you”