# Wix and Their Dirty Tricks

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/wix-and-their-dirty-tricks/8621>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** wordpress, in-the-news\
**Created:** [8 April 2021 14:22 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/wix-and-their-dirty-tricks/8621 "2021-04-08T14:22:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 April 2021 14:22 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/wix-and-their-dirty-tricks/8621/1 "2021-04-08T14:22:27Z")

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> Wix, the website builder company you may remember from [stealing WordPress code and lying about it](https://ma.tt/2016/10/wix-and-the-gpl/), has now decided the best way to gain relevance is attacking the open source WordPress community in a [bizarre set of ads](https://wptavern.com/wix-takes-a-jab-at-wordpress-with-bewildering-new-marketing-campaign). They can’t even come up with original concepts for attack ads, and have tried to rip-off of Apple’s Mac vs PC ads, but tastelessly personify the WordPress community as an absent, drunken father in a therapy session. 🤔

> **[Wix and Their Dirty Tricks](https://ma.tt/2021/04/wix-dirty-tricks/)**
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> Wix, the website builder company you may remember from stealing WordPress code and lying about it, has now decided the best way to gain relevance is attacking the open source WordPress community i…

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