@Carl Hancock - Sorry got caught up in the moment, did not read the 'its not up to matt' part!

Suffice to say it would be a shame, I know that any company taking over a platform such as WordPress would angle some form of monetization. Maybe not at first but further down the line.

In fairness they would have to, to recoup some of the initial expenditure/investment. This obviously makes sense to you and me. Would it cause a back lash and switch people over to a different platform, irrespective of whether the platform went paid for or not?

This remains to be seen, no doubt screaming fan boys would boycott if WP was taken over by a large corporate. However if push come to shove would you invest in WordPress as a paid for solution?

Would be interested to hear peoples thoughts on this....