We're not done yet, but two things WordPress has been able to exemplify is that open source can create great user experiences and that it's possible to have a successful commercial entity and a wider free software community living and working in harmony. Matt Mullenweg commercialcommunitycreate share on social
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For me, it always comes back to the blogger, the author, the designer, the developer. You build software for that core individual person, and then smart organisations adopt it and dumb organisations die. Matt Mullenweg adoptauthorback share on social
WordPress, it's a complex tool; it's like the back of a digital SLR... but that doesn't work on a phone. Matt Mullenweg backcomplexdigital Change image and share on social
In my brief sojourn in college, my favorite classes were political science because I loved the idea of systems we can set up that benefit society - rules we can put in place that sometimes you run against, sometimes they're painful, but ultimately they benefit the world. Matt Mullenweg benefitclasscollege share on social
Basically, if you believe in Moore's Law, and you believe that hosting is going to become more and more commoditized over time, not being a host is a good idea. Matt Mullenweg basicallycommoditizegood Change image and share on social
Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing. Matt Mullenweg alignautomatticdemocratise Change image and share on social