Automattic Inc., the internet company behind popular online blogging service WordPress.com, acquired the messaging app at the heart of a recent dispute with Apple Inc.
Automattic purchases Beeper in $125 million deal; CEO to join
What’s their track record here? Should we expect anything they acquire to be gutted and squeezed like they’re Broadcom, or do they actually develop the things they acquire in a way that serves their users?
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I’m not really familiar with Automattic or any of their acquisitions (I know Tumblr and Pocket Casts, but I’m not a regular user of either). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automattic#Products
What’s their track record here? Should we expect anything they acquire to be gutted and squeezed like they’re Broadcom, or do they actually develop the things they acquire in a way that serves their users?
they’ve automatically opted Tumblr accounts into training LLMs, so… not great
Track record is CEO is likely transphobic (alternative/private reddit frontend link), and Tumblr accounts are opted into LLM training