In reply to Steve.

You're forgetting the 100's, 1000's of volunteers worldwide that helped build WordPress (the software) into the application it is today. As a result, WordPress.com and Automattic have grown exponentially. Automattic, Matt, Audrey Capital, etc., none of them would be here were not for developers around the world building and promoting the WordPress brand.

Until this point in the game it has been largely a symbiotic relationship, but that seems to be changing.