In reply to Andreas Nurbo.

If the goal is higher install base it is ego

Every single software project or Open source initiative targets a bigger user base.

Every single proprietary software project targets a bigger user base.

There is nothing 'ego' about it. Its the nature of software ecosystem.

This is just ridiculous. WordPress have jack crap to do with ensuring an open internet for all.

Wordpress 'ridiculously' freed authors, journalists, bloggers not only from proprietary solutions, but also enabled a massive alternative media on internet. Majority of alternative media outlets use Wordpress.

To be honest, Andreas, you dont seem informed enough on the topics you are delivering strongly worded statements....

Discussion is unproductive. Therefore i am not going to further debate with you after this reply.

"You seem to be conflating WordPress and Automattic. "

You seem incapable of interpreting what you need.

I want automattic to provide an alternative ecommerce central to Amazon and free many users from Amazon's whims. And in that, yeah, i want automattic to dominate Ecommerce.

Its domination has been extremely good for publishing via wordpress.com - even ex Greek finance minister Varoufakis has his blog there, apparently for good reason.

Thank you and good day.