In reply to George Stephanis.

We live in a world where Google's 'Do no evil' has become a rhetorical meme. A world where Facebook and In-Q-Tel holding hands is fine and dandy and only something conspiracy theorists question.

I've followed Matt since the B2 days. His commitment to open source has been an inspiration to me. And whilst I'm sure Jetpack does act as a signpost to Automattic's premium services, amongst other things, I struggle to see how stuff like the Stats addon fits into this. That's an awful lot of our user's information sitting on Automattic's servers. And all for free!

With large sums of VC cash floating about the company nowadays, I can't help but feel a little uneasy. Chase Coleman, Iconiq Capital's Makan, Endurance International Group's Goldman Sachs / Warburg love-in - they all have stakes in Automattic. These lad's aren't philanthropists. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

I appreciate all the hard work you folks do in order to make our community a better place. And I certainly don't question your motives for doing so. ITZ them others that worry me ;-)

Anyhow, I'll doff my tinfoil fedora and show myself out. Thanks for playing.