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I'm interpreting this as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to what Matt is doing. Matt has been trying to walk back all of his claims about open source and pr
by legitster 2y ago
I'm interpreting this as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to what Matt is doing. Matt has been trying to walk back all of his claims about open source and private equity and pretend it's all a trademark dispute. Well, he doesn't have a leg to stand on for that argument either.
And the whole trademark thing is... frankly just incredibly lame in the first place. "Going nuclear" and trying to launch a public crusade is one thing if there was an actual moral high ground at play. But even if you are in the right... average people do not care about your trademark claims. Do it with lawyers behind closed doors.
Attacking your userbase and buying out employees over... a trademark? Shutting your mouth was free, as is admitting you were wrong.
- alfiedotwtf 2y agoThis. I could understand a trademark issue if he had done this the second WP Engine opened business, but it is WAY too late to claim they are now defending their trademark. His legal council must be externally contracted yes men getting paid by the hour because there is no way a lawyer with equity would have said this was a good idea. I also suspect he did all this without talking to legal first :slapforhead: