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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by digging on Thursday September 26, 2024 @04:40PM (#41663113)
> What's the economic incentive for WP Engine to give back? They have a moral duty, sure, but as a business where is the profit?

Avoiding this exact situation which kills their business

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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by tacker2000 on Thursday September 26, 2024 @07:08PM (#41664530)
What do you mean? They should pay up and submit to extortion and the whims of one guy?

They have 0 duty to do anything for WP. And thats also how WP got big. If everyone had to contrbute back, would the ecosystem be so big and WP be used everywhere? I doubt it.

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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by digging on Friday September 27, 2024 @10:55AM (#41671247)
> They should pay up and submit to extortion and the whims of one guy

Not necessarily, just saying that "extract only, never give back" has some inherent risk as a strategy. It could piss people off or it could dry up the well.

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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by patmcc on Thursday September 26, 2024 @05:13PM (#41663458)
This situation might kill one of WP Engine or Wordpress.com, but I sure wouldn't bet on it being WP Engine that ends up in the grave.
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Re:Wordpress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing it... by ziddoap on Thursday September 26, 2024 @04:47PM (#41663174)
>Avoiding this exact situation which kills their business

This situation is not going to kill WP Engine.

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