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Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
Natalia Nowak · 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
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The September 24 order brings back four antitrust claims the same judge had dismissed in an earlier ruling. It also holds that Automattic and Mullenweg are neither owners nor registrants of the WordPress marks, so they cannot assert them in their own right.
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Half a Billion Dollars to Shrink: What Public Filings Say a Hosting Customer Costs in 2026
by Natalia Nowak · 6 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
The FY2025 filings reveal hosting's quiet pivot: marketing spend up, customer counts down, headline metrics retired, ARPU doing the growing. With AI summaries halving search click-through, the volume era of web presence is ending, and the filings say who is adapting how.
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Permira completes acquisition of Squarespace for $7.2 Billion
by Kamil Kołosowski · 21 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Permira, a global investment firm, has completed its acquisition of website builder Squarespace in a deal worth $7.2 billion. This move takes Squarespace off the New York Stock Exchange, making it a private company again.
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Squarespace’s bold move: going private in a $6.9 billion deal
by Kamil Kołosowski · 15 May 2024 · 2 min read
Squarespace, the popular website-building platform, is making waves with its decision to go private in a massive $6.9 billion all-cash deal with private equity firm Permira. After nearly three years of turbulence on the public market, this move comes as no surprise to industry insiders.