I wonder what WordPress would look like if @photomatt was not having Automattic fund 200,000 man-hours per year to the open source project.
I don't know the exact cost, but with salary and benefits, that would be $15m - $20m per year.
What does WordPress look like, long term,
Adam Preiser
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Content Creator turned Product Creator. Focused on building:
→ SureCart.com
→ SureRank.com
→ OttoKit.com
→ ZipWP.com
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