Intuit baffled by Mint growth

Comments

1. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 11:30am Myrmidon Companies are dicks.
   
   So Mint changes its definitions to get bigger numbers, and Intuit bitches because their numbers aren't so high.
   
   So personal question, then - have you ever selected one company's product over another because that company had twice or so many members/users? I know I still buy B-Bops over McDonalds, despite "over x billion served" claims...
2. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 11:36am Linc Mint: My mom could use.
   
   Intuit products: I need to open Google to use.
   
   'nuff said.
3. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 11:36am Thrax Actually, Mint's metrics are standard. Mint isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. Intuit is just pissed that it's a lethargic-ass old company that can't keep up with the new generation of Web 2.0 users.
4. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 1:12pm Myrmidon

   Thrax wrote:

   Actually, Mint's metrics are standard....

   
   Yeah, re-reading that article I see the 'par for the course' comment.
   
   So bias aside (I hate companies), is there ANY situation in which that statistic would be more useful than number of people who actually ASSOCIATED a bank account with Quicken/Mint/whatever? Or is it just an inflated number?
5. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 1:32pm Snarkasm It could help account for people that wanted to associate a bank account, but can't yet, as Mint doesn't support it - they could be waiting, with an account ready, for when their bank is added (see: Thrax, BH).
6. 
   20 Feb 2009 ~ 1:42pm Thrax Yeah, I signed up to Mint in late 2007, but they just added support for my bank and credit card last month.