I guess I am a lone voice here (not @ing anyone since this is just a general comment into the thread) Topic: Wordpress v WP Engine.

I have read stuff elsewhere and based on what I have read - my only reaction to date has been - 'Go Matt'.

What have I missed that has caused people in this thread to take the 'other' side.

TechCrunch - from 5 years ago when Silver Lake ploughed 1/4 Billion into WP Engine ... (my bold)

This makes WP Engine the biggest WordPress host among the 1 million most-trafficked sites on the Internet, and a significant player in its own right, putting to paid (sic) the belief that a company that is built on a platform — in WP Engine’s case, WordPress — it does not own is in a precarious state.

It seems that TechCrunch might have called it wrong.

Happy to adjust my thoughts if someone can share any links that explains why I should switch teams.