With all the high-profile speakers at the recent QuickBooks Connect conference, many attendees wondered how much Intuit spent. There was one show day, plus a VIP day and extra pre and post stuff. I bounced the details of the San Jose, Calif.-based event off someone who has paid for such gatherings and received an estimate of $3 million; my quick estimate was $2 million to $3 million. Intuit had no comment on that.