• etchinghillside@reddthat.com
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    Does WP Engine have much of a product without Automattic’s blessing? How much damage has already been done implanting into a WP Engine’s customer’s mind that they should start thinking about alternatives?

    Is it anything other than a sinking ship?

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      WP Engine doesn’t need Automattic’s blessing. Wordpress is GPL software.

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      The whole thing has implanted into the mind of any wordpress user paying attention they should start thinking about alternatives.

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        100% this: the sole owner of the foundation, trademark, and primary web portal has come across as absolutely unhinged, vengeful, and petty as all hell.

        If I had any wordpress sites that I relied on professionally/ran a business on/made money with I’d be SERIOUSLY investigating any option that didn’t involve wordpress since the last thing I want is my business on software beholden to someone who is perfectly willing to be visibly nuts online.

        Not a good thing for stability in general, you know?

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          I was honestly surprised how unstable the Automattic CEO sounded. He is literally sabotaging his own company/product/project.

          It’s a public mental implosion.

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          I think this is like a parallel situation as seen in the Reddit ceo driving migration to lemmy.

          The wp meltdown was destructive and healthy at the same time. A minority of wp users will look into alternatives, which will help make those better to use because the devs get more support, and/or the alternative communities and ecosystems start to grow