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Assertion Partly supported
Mullenweg: Wix violated copyright by making derived WordPress code proprietary
“What we often go to bat for and fight for, including with this company called Wix, is what they did was they took our code, and then the code they derived from it, so the modifications they met, were, they said were proprietary and secret to Wix. And so what w…”
Matt Mullenweg Mar 21, 2022 ▶ 1:02:32 WordPress & Automattic: Matt Mullenweg
What-if
An extended legal fight with Wix could have bankrupted Automattic
“When Wix did that, they had way more money than us. So a legal battle would have taken years, and even possibly bankrupted automatic, depending on how long it went.”
Matt Mullenweg Mar 21, 2022 ▶ 1:03:05 WordPress & Automattic: Matt Mullenweg
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Barry Beck: Building an e-commerce site cost nearly $600,000 in 1999
“I think it probably, to build out at that time, would probably cost, it cost probably nearly 600,000 dollars to build an e-commerce site, and today, You can build it on Wix for free.”
Barry Beck Oct 24, 2022 ▶ 19:11 Bluemercury: Marla and Barry Beck
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