In reply to Brian Lacouvee.

Charging a fee for Classic WordPress would certainly hasten the future. After all, market dominance proves one can do no wrong. That the needs and desires of users are secondary to the creator's exalted vision. WP can follow in the footsteps of other market dominators: WordPerfect, Palm, Yahoo, Kodak, Nokia, Blockbuster, Blackberry, MySpace, Commodore, Atari, Sears, Polaroid, RadioShack, Motorola, Borders, ToysRUs, Tower, Compaq, AOL... Obviously WP has nothing to worry about. It is the market leader so can do whatever it wants. WP's future is guaranteed.