Comments on: What if Automattic Began Charging To Use WordPress? http://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress A blog all about WordPress. Yes, we're a bit meta. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: matthttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-340276 matt Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:01:15 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-340276 Tough question. On one hand, Matt seems like such an awesome guy and I wish him tons of success, including financial. On the other hand, I wouldn't even bat an eye switching to Drupal or some other open source platform.WordPress has many other options to make money if they want or need to. How about creating a certification program? Many designers and developers would pay for such a distinction. That's just one half-baked idea, there is no shortage of options for those smart folks... Tough question. On one hand, Matt seems like such an awesome guy and I wish him tons of success, including financial. On the other hand, I wouldn’t even bat an eye switching to Drupal or some other open source platform.

WordPress has many other options to make money if they want or need to. How about creating a certification program? Many designers and developers would pay for such a distinction. That’s just one half-baked idea, there is no shortage of options for those smart folks…

]]> By: Cosminhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4389 Cosmin Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:38:21 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4389 Are you high man?Wordpress IS THE BEST because it's free and thus, many valuable people joined the community!Matt, don't you ever charge money for Wordpress, you know it damn well it'll be the biggest mistake you could possibly do :) tricking the open-source community in such a way is pure suicide :D Are you high man?

WordPress IS THE BEST because it’s free and thus, many valuable people joined the community!

Matt, don’t you ever charge money for WordPress, you know it damn well it’ll be the biggest mistake you could possibly do :) tricking the open-source community in such a way is pure suicide :D

]]> By: Fink About Ithttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4388 Fink About It Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:04:02 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4388 Finally, we have a free application that works and is loved by everybody. No Charging, please. Finally, we have a free application that works and is loved by everybody. No Charging, please.

]]> By: Alisonhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4387 Alison Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:37:54 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4387 I wouldn't pay for it. I'd switch to something else, for sure. WP would eventually die out as most products always do when they cost money, because they are depreciated easily. I wouldn’t pay for it. I’d switch to something else, for sure. WP would eventually die out as most products always do when they cost money, because they are depreciated easily.

]]> By: Jasonhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4386 Jason Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:28:27 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4386 if it gets paid service, lol forget about it than, Sooner or later wp will die for sure. cause their competitors gonna kill them pretty soon. Wordpress got famous, just because its open source and free to use, or else there are quite a lot alternatives available, people will shift to those, im sure.So in my opinion it will be a pretty foolish move, which im sure they wont ever take. if it gets paid service, lol forget about it than, Sooner or later wp will die for sure. cause their competitors gonna kill them pretty soon. WordPress got famous, just because its open source and free to use, or else there are quite a lot alternatives available, people will shift to those, im sure.

So in my opinion it will be a pretty foolish move, which im sure they wont ever take.

]]> By: Chris O'Donnellhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4385 Chris O'Donnell Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:19:36 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4385 I don't use WordPress, but if I did, I'd be looking for a more flexible admin - not as complex as, say, Django or Ellington, but something more like ExpressionEngine. I'll admit that I don't know PHP, and don't plan on learning it. It seems like there are better and newer thing out there, kind of like learning how to use tables to lay out a site instead of Blueprint or your own CSS framework...Nevertheless, I wouldn't mind paying for WordPress. If Automattic charged $5 for each copy, they'd make a fortune off licenses without scaring off the general public. It would also help keep super-cheap, no-good, pixel-pushin' spam sites powered by WordPress from being as numerous as they are today.One of the only things that keeps me away from WordPress is that it's designed to Blog. That's fine for people who want to blog, but what if I'd prefer to use it as a general CMS? WordPress is bloated with features specific to blogging. I don't need trackbacks on my home page. You know what I'm saying here, I'm not trying to put down WordPress, just point out that it's not the best CMS for client work.I would not pay for Hosted WordPress, but I wouldn't even think of using WordPress.com anyway... It's about 20% spam, in my opinion, and isn't very professional. So go ahead and charge for WordPress, it won't bother me!Screw everything I just said... open source is important, and it should stay open source. But charging for WP.com is fine with me!MT seems like a good alternative for the masses, but I like Django! I don’t use WordPress, but if I did, I’d be looking for a more flexible admin – not as complex as, say, Django or Ellington, but something more like ExpressionEngine. I’ll admit that I don’t know PHP, and don’t plan on learning it. It seems like there are better and newer thing out there, kind of like learning how to use tables to lay out a site instead of Blueprint or your own CSS framework…

Nevertheless, I wouldn’t mind paying for WordPress. If Automattic charged $5 for each copy, they’d make a fortune off licenses without scaring off the general public. It would also help keep super-cheap, no-good, pixel-pushin’ spam sites powered by WordPress from being as numerous as they are today.

One of the only things that keeps me away from WordPress is that it’s designed to Blog. That’s fine for people who want to blog, but what if I’d prefer to use it as a general CMS? WordPress is bloated with features specific to blogging. I don’t need trackbacks on my home page. You know what I’m saying here, I’m not trying to put down WordPress, just point out that it’s not the best CMS for client work.

I would not pay for Hosted WordPress, but I wouldn’t even think of using WordPress.com anyway… It’s about 20% spam, in my opinion, and isn’t very professional. So go ahead and charge for WordPress, it won’t bother me!

Screw everything I just said… open source is important, and it should stay open source. But charging for WP.com is fine with me!

MT seems like a good alternative for the masses, but I like Django!

]]> By: Phoathttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4384 Phoat Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:31:44 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4384 Automattic makes a lot of money. Just the fact that they are able to spend money to acquire other startups like Gravatar should say a lot about their income (or potential income).I personally applaud Matt and all he's accomplished. It's not easy to give something away for free and still make money from it. Automattic makes a lot of money. Just the fact that they are able to spend money to acquire other startups like Gravatar should say a lot about their income (or potential income).

I personally applaud Matt and all he’s accomplished. It’s not easy to give something away for free and still make money from it.

]]> By: Stacyhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4383 Stacy Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:10:25 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4383 If I had to start paying for WordPress, then I would just switch to Drupal. If I had to start paying for WordPress, then I would just switch to Drupal.

]]> By: Shirleyhttp://wpcandy.com/thinks/what-if-automattic-began-charging-to-use-wordpress#comment-4382 Shirley Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:05:01 +0000 http://wpcandy.com/?p=1432#comment-4382 It would never happen. It would be a bad business move because it would hurt the product.Although WP has amazing developers, it is also as good as it is because of the community. Because it is open source, users regularly test it, make suggestions for improvements, and submit plugins, widgets, themes, and other bits of addon code. If WP started charging, they'd lose a lot of support. And then everyone else who created themes, plugins, widgets, etc.. would also start charging. (I know I'd start charging for mine!)It'd just be a mess. It would never happen. It would be a bad business move because it would hurt the product.

Although WP has amazing developers, it is also as good as it is because of the community. Because it is open source, users regularly test it, make suggestions for improvements, and submit plugins, widgets, themes, and other bits of addon code. If WP started charging, they’d lose a lot of support. And then everyone else who created themes, plugins, widgets, etc.. would also start charging. (I know I’d start charging for mine!)

It’d just be a mess.

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