Wordpress Sold to Murdoch!

[johnnyv]

Automattic, who own wordpress said:

“We would like to thank all the bloggers out there who made wordpress the success story it is today. We have every assurance that Newscorp will continue to maintain the high standard of service wordpress users have come to expect and wish them well in this new venture.”

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[neelloc21]

Is this a joke? Rupert Murdoch owning Wordpress? Things are bound to change, it won't be a freebie for much longer.
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[ashchuan]

This can't be true. Can someone confirm please.