Comments on: Quicken Online Can’t Believe Mint Is Doing So Well; Sends Threatening Letter

By: Mint’s Aaron Patzer: “We Will End-Of-Life Quicken Online” In Six to Nine Months

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:56:01 +0000

[...] data will be migrated over to Mint.” Just a few months ago, the Quicken Online team was questioning Mint’s success. Now, Patzer is their new [...]

By: Good-Bye, Microsoft Money! 16 Powerful Personal Finance Programs in Finance on Avuvo

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:33:55 +0000

[...] has become the Big Daddy of online personal-finance apps, with almost a million registered users. Mint offers support for investment accounts, which is cool, and allows users to create [...]

By: I know it’s old news now, but it’s a great story…

I know it’s old news now, but it’s a great story… — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:36:31 +0000

[...] http://www.tech...l-sends-threate... “Intuit, the company behind the well-known Quicken suite of money management software that includes Quicken Online, can’t believe how well its competitor Mint is doing. In fact, they were so bewildered by Mint’s claims of gaining 3,000 new users a day and jumping from 600,000 to 850,000 users in a matter of months that they decided to send a threatening letter demanding an explanation for this apparently inconceivable feat.” [...]

By: Intuit Eats Mint | Lawyerist

Intuit Eats Mint | Lawyerist — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:47:51 +0000

[...] gets eaten by the Borg | Felix Salmon Quicken Online Can’t Believe Mint Is Doing So Well; Sends Threatening Letter | [...]

By: Intuit proves personal finance innovation is Mint – Michelle A. Heath

Intuit proves personal finance innovation is Mint – Michelle A. Heath — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:21:28 +0000

[...] users in a matter of months. The best part is that Intuit didn’t believe the numbers and sent Mint a threatening letter demanding an explanation for the user sign-up [...]

By: bate vanko

bate vanko — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:46:06 +0000

Well, Mint.com just got bought by Intuit… End of story.

By: mint.com to be acquired by Intuit | polydipsia.com

mint.com to be acquired by Intuit | polydipsia.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:46:28 +0000

[...] Super! Read all about it here. Also, for giggles (and to understand what a bunch of wanks work at Intuit) read here. [...]

By: Mint.com sold to Intuit for $170MM

Mint.com sold to Intuit for $170MM — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:31:20 +0000

[...] This story is even funnier when you consider that not too long ago, Intuit demanded Mint.com show proof of how they came up with their – apparently unbelievable – user base figures. [...]

By: Nick Berg

Nick Berg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:48:39 +0000

Maybe his Canadian girlfriend dumped him?

By: Nick Berg

Nick Berg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:46:26 +0000

It must make you cry now that Intuit has acquired Mint, eh?

By: Nick Berg

Nick Berg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:43:42 +0000

Hey, at least you guys recognize good donuts when you try them! Timmy Ho’s beats the crap out of those Krispy Kreme “oil sandwich” donuts.

By: Quest for Consumer… Why Intuit is buying Mint for $170MM « Fusion: Technology and Financial Services

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:45:47 +0000

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By: The Currensee Exchange » Intuit proves personal finance innovation is Mint

The Currensee Exchange » Intuit proves personal finance innovation is Mint — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:26:58 +0000

[...] users in a matter of months. The best part is that Intuit didn’t believe the numbers and sent Mint a threatening letter demanding an explanation for the user sign-up success. I guess Intuit got the answers they wanted [...]

By: Mint to be acquied by Intuit for $170M | Alex in The cloud

Mint to be acquied by Intuit for $170M | Alex in The cloud — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:27:50 +0000

[...] Intuit move to analyze Mint [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:35:38 +0000

Take a bow, Peter.

By: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em « Banking Kismet

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em « Banking Kismet — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:13:44 +0000

[...] had astronomical growth in an area they assumed they had on lock. It makes you wonder whether the threatening letter Intuit sent to Mint was just a way to gauge Mint’s [...]

By: Personal Finance Software Maker Mint Acquired by Intuit - American Banking News

Personal Finance Software Maker Mint Acquired by Intuit - American Banking News — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:45:49 +0000

[...] Earlier in the year, Mint and Intuit had a clash over advertising claims that Mint.com made about gaining 3,000 new users each day. It had reported that it jumped from 600,000 to 850,000 users in a matter of a few months. Intuit claimed that the user growth that Mint had was an “inconceivable feat”. Tech Crunch acquired the letter and printed it publically. [...]

By: Quicken’s Intuit May Snag Mint for $170 Million

Quicken’s Intuit May Snag Mint for $170 Million — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:57:56 +0000

[...] TechCrunch50 event. At one point in the interim, Mint claimed it was growing so fast that Intuit demanded an explanation, unable to fathom how the site was gaining 3,000 new users per month (to be fair, Mint was counting [...]

By: MinTuit: a Second Look. (You Will Be Assimilated). | CloudAve

MinTuit: a Second Look. (You Will Be Assimilated). | CloudAve — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:47:07 +0000

[...] The consensus is that first of all this has been a defensive move. Mint started to bite into the Intuit / Quicken pie, and Intuit just had to stop [...]

By: Intuit To Acquire Mint For $170 Million - Ashton Technology Blog

Intuit To Acquire Mint For $170 Million - Ashton Technology Blog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:27:35 +0000

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By: Scrappy

Scrappy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:07:19 +0000

Dude, we can now say: you called it!

By: Intuit To Acquire (Former TechCrunch50 Winner) Mint For $170 Million

Intuit To Acquire (Former TechCrunch50 Winner) Mint For $170 Million — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:36:34 +0000

[...] Earlier this year Mint and Intuit had a humorous clash over Mint advertising claims of gaining 3,000 new users a day and jumping from 600,000 to 850,000 users in a matter of months. Intuit sent a letter to Mint demanding an explanation for this apparently inconceivable feat, which we obtained and printed here. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:42 +0000

You were right!

By: TYPICAL_BAY_AREA_DEVELOPER

TYPICAL_BAY_AREA_DEVELOPER — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:58:01 +0000

PWNED!!!!!

By: Avery

Avery — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:16:45 +0000

I think mini has over ten thousand traffic now.