I think it was inevitable that Automattic would more closely integrate the two products, but they're doing it in a way that maintains both brands. As far as hav

I think it was inevitable that Automattic would more closely integrate the two products, but they're doing it in a way that maintains both brands. As far as having to choose a permanent identifier on signup, it's not the path I would have chosen (signup forms need to be as dead simple as painless as possible), but it certainly doesn't seem like too high a hurdle for most people to jump.