This discussion is very one-sided, where one side has all the power but doesn’t put forward any arguments or reasons. While the other side clearly has no power but has to make all the arguments, even if they have been said 10 times.

I am sorry to say, but Matt Mullenweg doesn’t come accross as trustworthy here. It will be interesting to see what will happen if marketshare of WordPress goes down, or rather when. Is he going to squeeze more?