I gather that most of the people leaving are on the Wordpress side rather than the other side, at least in the first wave. But yeah, given the way things seem to be going, I would not be getting too attached to any of their products.
I’m an enthusiastic longtime paying user of Pocket Casts and Day One.
Now that employees are leaving in droves (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41872046) I fear for both.
Pocket Casts is the only podcast app that has ever clicked for me.
I’ve invested significant time and personal writing and media into Day One journals. Privacy concerns aside, it’s an app and platform I enjoy using.
How many of the employees fleeing Automattic couldn’t care less about WordPress but are the product and technical expertise behind these other products?