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Definitely not. My first thought seeing this was that Google wants to move in on Wordpress to embrace, extend and extinguish. Makes two jaded HN readers so far

Definitely not. My first thought seeing this was that Google wants to move in on Wordpress to embrace, extend and extinguish. Makes two jaded HN readers so far :)

dba7dba 9y ago
#MeThree Google now has WordPress as the next internet thing to embrace and than kill off. Miced feeling here. I hate WordPress but don't like Google doing it...
- arenaninja 9y ago
  Whatever animosity we as developers may feel towards WordPress, it's a huge (perhaps the single largest) tech boon to small and medium-sized businesses. People launch online stores on it for the price of their domain name, hosting and some sweat. That is freaking cool; more projects should aspire to have that kind of impact
- prepend 9y ago
  WordPress has a lot of hate, but what is the alternative for a non-programmer who wants to set up a site? There are tons of hosted/per month services, but not as much that’s just software based so you can host it yourself. Especially OSS.
  - sangnoir 9y ago
    <This being HN, insert smug response about something written in a language "superior" to PHP here. Perhaps a static site generator in Rust?>
tareqak 9y ago
Imagine if Google started pushing AMP harder into Wordpress after acquiring them...
- Donzo 9y ago
  They are not acquiring the company that maintains the open source CMS known as WordPress, which is also estimated to power 24% of websites on the Internet. They are developing free, probably open source, plugins and themes for WordPress. Also they stated that they will help develop the supported AMP plugin. That's great. Google will make it much better. It needs help right now. I just don't understand why people are snubbing and thumbing their noses at Google for contributing their world-class resources to making free, open source software better. Sure, their interests align with getting a foothold in this ecosystem, but I don't think their play is to poison WordPress. Not that your wrong for being suspicious of their motives in general. They have broken some pretty cool stuff.
  - tareqak 9y ago
    Because contributing world-class resources to projects outside their ecosystem was sometimes the first step of how they and other companies acquired, ran into the ground, then shuttered otherwise successful businesses. This comment is not an attack against in you in any way, shape, or form, but an honest reply to your question.
    - Donzo 9y ago
      It's ok. I appreciate your position and your reply, as well as your desire to defend good things. I think it's important to note here that WordPress is a project, not a business or a company. I don't think Google is trying to break a community supported product that powers 24% of the web. Sure, build better doors and windows to their products. I don't see that as a bad thing. I happen to like Google, as do a large number of Internet publishers. Many of us will appreciate these efforts.
    - halflings 9y ago
      Can you give concrete examples of Google doing this? (acquiring a company just to shut it down, not using its technology)
      - 9y ago

Definitely not. My first thought seeing this was that Google wants to move in on Wordpress to embrace, extend and extinguish. Makes two jaded HN readers so far :)

dba7dba 9y ago

#MeThree Google now has WordPress as the next internet thing to embrace and than kill off. Miced feeling here. I hate WordPress but don't like Google doing it...

arenaninja 9y ago
Whatever animosity we as developers may feel towards WordPress, it's a huge (perhaps the single largest) tech boon to small and medium-sized businesses. People launch online stores on it for the price of their domain name, hosting and some sweat. That is freaking cool; more projects should aspire to have that kind of impact
prepend 9y ago
WordPress has a lot of hate, but what is the alternative for a non-programmer who wants to set up a site? There are tons of hosted/per month services, but not as much that’s just software based so you can host it yourself. Especially OSS.
- sangnoir 9y ago
  <This being HN, insert smug response about something written in a language "superior" to PHP here. Perhaps a static site generator in Rust?>

tareqak 9y ago

Imagine if Google started pushing AMP harder into Wordpress after acquiring them...

Donzo 9y ago
They are not acquiring the company that maintains the open source CMS known as WordPress, which is also estimated to power 24% of websites on the Internet. They are developing free, probably open source, plugins and themes for WordPress. Also they stated that they will help develop the supported AMP plugin. That's great. Google will make it much better. It needs help right now. I just don't understand why people are snubbing and thumbing their noses at Google for contributing their world-class resources to making free, open source software better. Sure, their interests align with getting a foothold in this ecosystem, but I don't think their play is to poison WordPress. Not that your wrong for being suspicious of their motives in general. They have broken some pretty cool stuff.
- tareqak 9y ago
  Because contributing world-class resources to projects outside their ecosystem was sometimes the first step of how they and other companies acquired, ran into the ground, then shuttered otherwise successful businesses. This comment is not an attack against in you in any way, shape, or form, but an honest reply to your question.
  - Donzo 9y ago
    It's ok. I appreciate your position and your reply, as well as your desire to defend good things. I think it's important to note here that WordPress is a project, not a business or a company. I don't think Google is trying to break a community supported product that powers 24% of the web. Sure, build better doors and windows to their products. I don't see that as a bad thing. I happen to like Google, as do a large number of Internet publishers. Many of us will appreciate these efforts.
  - halflings 9y ago
    Can you give concrete examples of Google doing this? (acquiring a company just to shut it down, not using its technology)
    - 9y ago