@Jeffro and @Dougal Campbell - Not that it matters greatly, but isn't the poll meant to be about who has the best word of mouth i.e. enough enthusiasm among their existing users that they recommend the company to their friends.

There is a huge difference between that and marketing, I don't think anyone would deny that WooThemes has the best marketing, willing to do anything to pump their numbers, but that has nothing to do with word-of-mouth, in fact it is quite the opposite.

That is like saying that a company has good word-of-mouth because they give big affiliate kick-backs, it makes a mockery of the whole concept.

But, again, it doesn't matter greatly, all online polls should be taken with a grain of salt, it is just a pity, and a disservice to all the the theme designers who didn't try to game it, that a post on your site now gives a misleading impression and is, effectively, one big unpaid advert for WooThemes.

Nothing against WooThemes, I have already recommended a combination of the StudioPress and WooThemes dev packages as a good basis for any Web designer starting out, I just think it is a pity that the community is allowing the most ruthless marketeers to pull it along by the nose.

Is no-one else worried about the rapid commercialization and increasing BS-quotient of the WordPress eco-system?