In reply to margiematteson.

How is a service like this a good thing?

By making it easier for the curious to see what theme a WordPress-based site is using. It has educational value. That doesn't mean there can't be downsides ... but that there might be downsides certainly doesn't mean there aren't upsides. There are!

As for the founder’s goal to be the guy you send your cheapskate friends to ...

Easy on the cheapskates, there. Without them, where would WordPress be? That somebody is gonna try to do something on the skate ... and that somebody is gonna try to skim a buck off the action ... are both bad? I mean, good luck trying to have it both ways.

Truth is, both are part of what makes the world go round. Many people are mainly after free stuff; a few think they can find a way to make money. Personally, it looks pretty forlorn, in the long run, trying make money off media.

The Koch Brothers just turned down the LA Times, for $13.99 and a free cold drink coupon. How big & bold does the writing on the wall have to be?

Capitalism is still legal. Guns. Sex. Political Incorrectness. It's America. It's WordPress! :)