> I haven’t really been involved in WordPress for about five years now....Yes, I used to work for WP Engine. I even kinda liked them, for a while (mostly while

> I haven’t really been involved in WordPress for about five years now....Yes, I used to work for WP Engine. I even kinda liked them, for a while (mostly while they just kinda left us alone for the first year or so). But I wouldn’t say my time at the company left a good taste in my mouth. > We don’t need to dredge up a bunch of old and buried stuff that isn’t really important anyway, but suffice to say: I really don’t have any reason to be a WP Engine cheerleader. Most of the people I knew there have left, and I’ve watched from the sidelines as the company has implemented a bunch of scummy policies and shady sales tactics to squeeze money from their customers and make it harder to leave. If this isn't good enough for you then you're not being honest, you are just desperately looking for any excuse to defend Mullenweg.