@Tung - First off, how you doing Tung? Nice to see you around these parts. Secondly, I have yet to see someone explain the rationale behind Ghost as you have done. You certainly have raised a few points no one else has because they are against the grain or maybe considered pot shots. Are you surprised to see so many people get behind something that to this day is still made up of Photoshopped images and mockups?

@Matthew McGarity - Good points and you mentioned a number of things that WordPress could definitely improve upon such as installation and for sure, Widget Management. I do love the fact however that WordPress has added tool-tips and an introduction page when WordPress is first installed. I think that goes a long way for new users.

@Kurt - You should do it just for fun :) and if you have the chance, have a fresh WordPress.org install on one screen and your WP.com account on another screen and compare. Let me know what you think.