@donnacha | WordSkill -
Hehe take it easy man but you didn't ones touch on the subject of commercial themes. I find that odd.
Some paragraphs I see no reason to comment on. Didn't have anything to do with the current debate.

There’s a world of difference between “a firm stance against commercial plugins” and simply choosing not to list them, something that only a handful of people, who cannot see further than their own narrow self-interest, are noisily demanding they do.
They have taken a stand based on this interview and other public statements.
Also what about Matts et als self interest in wanting to take the code from plugins and integrate them into core? That was one of the reasons he didn't like commercial plugins. And you don't think Matt/Automattic has any self-interest here? The only reason commercial themes are listed is then because they dont think they will take themecode and put it in core. That if anything is a display of narrow self interest as you put it.

May I suggest that you name your site Show-Me-The-Money-Press.com and, for your logo, you should have a wizened old hooker shaking her head and saying “No, honey, you gots to pay me first”.

And now you totally lost the debate =). Thx for the win.