In reply to Scott.

Scott - I don't think people have any issue with Matt/Automattic making money from WP. The sensitivity, at least for me, is that Matt has a huge say in the course of WP which affects people using .org too. If the .org clients (not the people who provide services around it but the endusers whose sites it powers) have needs and wishes that are different from where .com might need to go then that's interesting information. It might change core, it might not, but it's good information to have since it lets us all have a more informed discussion. It also means that some people in the community might find out that there's interest in a feature set that they then develop as a plugin or as an app on top of a headless WP.