In reply to Scott Buscemi.

ICANN? Well, whatever.

This is just another fine example of Automattic's track record of "Do as I say, not as I do" when it comes to the broader community, as well as their (lack of) understanding that the end to end experience is the product, etc.

Put another way, if say Squarespace did similar Matt & Co would start a blog based pissing match about the ills of Squarespace, etc.

"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."