Comments on: Six Apart Bridging The Gap

By: Alec

Alec — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:45:27 +0000

Hi Jeff, Interesting that Anil showed up at WordCamp. As cordial as Anil is in person, I can't say I trust his or SixApart's intentions at all. If SixApart wanted to join the community, they should start by fixing Typepad export. I spoke with Anil at length about Typepad export and he came up with nothing but fabrications and lies about why there is no working Typepad export (just try moving a Typepad site to Wordpress, I've done it successfully and it's hard as hell). I offered to share our templates with Anil and help SixApart fix Typepad export. He couldn't turn down the offer fast enough. Anyone who has a website on Typepad should call Anil or Chris and demand that they fix Typepad export (broken since 2003). I know of at least 15 Typepad customers who have done so. Radio silence from SixApart.

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:17:38 +0000

@Brad - Cool, can't wait for us to get together this Friday evening and talk about our experiences.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:53:07 +0000

It was pretty cool to hear Anil announce the new plugins live at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic (and very unexpected). I actually attended the speakers dinner the night before where I first met Anil and he is a really nice guy. Looking forward to playing with these new plugins! Brad’s last blog post..WordCamp Mid-Atlantic 2009 Recap

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:40:45 +0000

@Edward Caissie - On the surface, it looks like the move was for good intentions. But Six Apart is a business and this is also a great business move for them. So who knows. @Andrew - Good question, one in which I won't answer because I'm not interested :) @redwall_hp - Yeah, I like seeing Matt and Anil Dash go back and forth every once in awhile to stoke up the fire but it's nice to see stuff like this happening.

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:19:36 +0000

Good for them. The Ben and Mena Trott have one of the best internet success stories, and Movable Type could definitely be considered the software that made blogging what it is today.

There’s been a bit too much rivalry between the two camps, and it’s nice to see them trying to bridge the gap. I prefer WordPress myself, but I have nothing against MT.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:46:11 +0000

But are their services better than their rivals? Andrew’s last blog post..WLTC Plugin Competition: Live Blogging Plugin

By: Edward Caissie

Edward Caissie — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:25:22 +0000

If this move by Six Apart was done based in altruism, then I must applaud their moving forward in this fashion, with the end-users being the most important audience to cater to.

Then again, it could just be a magnificent foray into the enemy camp to gain new followers … but that could just be the cynic in me speaking out.

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:11:03 +0000

@Leland - I like rivalry's and competition but when you stop to think about it, it really is end users who get the most out of this deal. So, nothing to really complain about.

By: Leland

Leland — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:07:13 +0000

With all the silly Six Apart vs. Automattic stuff that’s gone down in the past, I think it’s great that Six Apart are making WordPress plugins to tap into their services (like TypePad Antispam). This sentence pretty much sums up my thoughts: “In the end however, end users receive the most benefit”