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Re:Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charl... by itslennysfault on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:37AM (#41731206)
That's a weird analogy. It'd be more like your natural gas provider trying to negotiate a deal and then when you don't reach an agreement they turn off the valve to your house.
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Re:Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charl... by lolinder on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:45AM (#41731282)
I'm not talking about him cutting them off from WordPress.org (that's problematic for other reasons), I'm talking about the repeated texts and phone calls threatening to launch a smear campaign against them if they don't sign a deal. That is what looks like extortion.
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