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Not sure why the HN title, as of 10:15 PT doesn't include the full title "WordPress.com parent Automattic..." Adds a lot of context
by hayksaakian 12y ago
Not sure why the HN title, as of 10:15 PT doesn't include the full title "WordPress.com parent Automattic..."
Adds a lot of context
- krogsgard 12y agoThe original post title didn't include the .com, so said "WordPress parent company" which is inaccurate. It was probably submitted to be technically accurate. Now that the post title has been adjusted to include .com, it would make more sense to use that here.
- spada 12y agoLikely because if you have any interest in tech valuations you know what Automattic is.
- jes5199 12y agoI don't know, Automattic seems much more obscure than a lot of the companies we usually talk about.
- poopsintub 12y agoThe WordPress Foundation is a separate entity from Automattic at this point. They're just contributors.
- rabino 12y ago"WordPress.com parent" is correct, though. "WordPress parent" wouldn't.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- jmathai 12y agoAutomattic, makers of Wordpress.com, ... is more accurate.
- iwasphone 12y agoThe reason is cultural: on HN you are expected to know products by the name of their corporate entity.
- chexee 12y ago"The longer a thread about Automattic exists, the likelihood the WordPress v. WordPress.com argument will come up approaches 1." The curve grows steeper.