Automattic’s acquisition of IntenseDebate brings up the discussion as to wether it is a good idea to use hosted comment solutions in the first place. What do you think?

The good folks over at Automattic is planning on adding a Theme Marketplace for designers over at WordPress.com. You’ll be able to sell your themes there, splitting the profit 50/50. While that’s a huge take on Automattic’s side, it’ll let you reach some 1,7m+ blogs which was out of limits before. There are kinks though, [...]