Re:The real reason "Wesabe lost" (to Mint)
by webwright on Sunday October 03, 2010 @10:49AM
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Have you MET the rest of humanity? :-) Of course they really care that little. Their primary password is their pet's name or "password1".
Seriously, though-- I know plenty of really smart geeks who used mint. AFAIK, they signed up MILLIONS of users and had exactly zero confirmed (or suspected?) security breaches.
People care a lot more about their immediate needs and desires than potential risks. How many people eat well and exercise? If you ask "how do these sites stay in business?", I assume you're also confused as to why most people are dangerously fat? And why people ride motorcycles when the fatality rate for doing so is about 3x that of cars?
Seriously, though-- I know plenty of really smart geeks who used mint. AFAIK, they signed up MILLIONS of users and had exactly zero confirmed (or suspected?) security breaches.
People care a lot more about their immediate needs and desires than potential risks. How many people eat well and exercise? If you ask "how do these sites stay in business?", I assume you're also confused as to why most people are dangerously fat? And why people ride motorcycles when the fatality rate for doing so is about 3x that of cars?