On: Response to WP Engine’s Lawsuit

[throwgfgfd25]

Where is it documented Automattic (or Mr Mullenweg) owns any of WP Engine?

(ETA: Not saying it's impossible he or they have an interest -- I've just never seen this suggested. WP Engine is in many ways a competitor to wordpress.com, so it would be unusual, I think. And he/they have long not been a fan of WP Engine.)

[tredre3 → throwgfgfd25]

Automattic invested in WP Engine ~13 years ago. I don't know if they still own the shares though.

https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/silverton-automattic-put-1...

[ValentineC → throwgfgfd25]

Automattic made an investment in WP Engine in 2011:

https://wptavern.com/automattic-makes-second-investment-wpen...

[aimazon → throwgfgfd25]

Automattic were an early investor in WPEngine, but they exited the investment around 2018.

[throwgfgfd25 → aimazon]

Thanks.

2018 would tie in with about when I first got the impression he was not a fan of WP Engine. I'm sure there was fuss once before (about them not being on the "recommended hosting" page?)

[mthoms → throwgfgfd25]

That's when they were bought by private equity. So there was a big fuss about that.