In reply to Luke.

Thanks for the feedback. I disagree. The entire premise is that Automattic has always been dismissive of developers/freelancers/agencies. I refer to their hosting platform as "controversial and convoluted" and that I'm ready for them to stop "competing with Squarespace."

There's additional criticisms of the company here (and more in my tweets!), but that's not the point of an article like this. My opinion is that if Automattic is shifting towards supporting developers that would be a positive improvement for the community.