The feud between WP Engine and Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, recently came to a head when the web hosting service sued the latter, accusing him of “abuse of power, extortion and greed.” In a new blog post, Mullenweg said his opponent’s attacks on him and his company have been effective enough so that “a good chunk of [his] Automattic colleagues disagreed with [him and his] actions.” As a response, he created a “buy-out package” that offered employees $30,000 or six months of salary, whichever is higher, if they
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