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This reminds me of the Intuit/Mint exchanges, pre-acquisition. "What you say!??! You can't be more popular then we!! We demand that you prove this to us."
by jeremymcanally 17y ago
This reminds me of the Intuit/Mint exchanges, pre-acquisition.
"What you say!??! You can't be more popular then we!! We demand that you prove this to us."
- brown9-2 17y agoI'm curious about how common this is with big corporations? Do they really think someone will be fooled by their demands which have no force behind them?
- patio11 17y agoLawyers routinely resolve almost all of their work with nastygrams (sternly worded letters demanding that someone take action on behalf of their client).
- Tuna-Fish 17y agoMostly because it usually works. A huge proportion of all people would get quite scared from that letter and comply, simply because it looks so threatening.
- run4yourlives 17y agoI'm curious about how common this is with big corporations? My personal experience suggests it's ridiculously common. People who work in large corporations often feel that the way large corporations work is the only way to do business. Because of that, they simply look at all the resources they require and conclude that since they require this, that there must be no other way of doing things. This is why startups can succeed - large businesses are stuck inside the boxes of their own design.
- eam 17y agoExactly! Now, will history repeat itself? Will Match try to acquire PlentyOfFish?
- tbrooks 17y agoNo way. Markus works 5 hours a week and has plentyofmoney, why would he sell? Unlike Mint (pre-acquisition), Markus already has FU money...
- aresant 17y agoLink to original Quicken threatens Mint article: http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/quicken-online-cant-believe-mint-is-doing-so-well-sends-threatening-letter/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/quicken-online-cant-believe...