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old-gregg on Sept 18, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Next Generation Bends Over

They were on their way to redefining an industry — one that was left for dead by the current custodians.

I have never seen Mint and haven't used Quicken in ages. But isn't Mint the same thing only hosted? Where exactly did they innovate, I haven't heard of any exciting features. Anything here besides just "onlineness"?

fallentimes on Sept 18, 2009 [–]

It's the same thing as Yodlee.com (literally - Yodlee powers its backend) with a prettier user interface and waaaay better marketing.

kareemm on Sept 18, 2009 | [–]

  prettier user interface and waaaay better marketing

a prettier UI and waaaay better marketing are clearly not to be poo-poo'ed as "no innovation", apparently.

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