Indeed I use Wordpress and have never heard of automattic outside of HN. I just wanted a simple self hosted blog platform with WYSIWYG editor. There are not many that are free; there are plenty that are not WYSIWYG, then there is the stuff on HN like Hugo that is reserved for experienced Linux devs and no one else.
replyexactly. i really feel the bloat of wordpress but it’s so much easier than setting up a CMS infrastructure.
replyAdd to that predictable flat pricing. If most Wordpress sites became famous overnight I guarantee 90% of users would rather the site go down than figure out what to do with 15 minutes of fame and a 50k hosting bill
replyOTOH I'd gladly pay $50k in hosting if I'd just made $250k in sales overnight.
replyIf they had 5x margins and a scalable business plan they wouldnt be on wordpress
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