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WordPress.com owner Automattic snaps up grammar checker Harper


WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly

WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly competitor, Harper. Although it’s competing in the same space as the popular grammar checker used by many online writers, Harper’s tool is aimed at developers, open source, and works to maintain privacy by processing its checks locally on your device, the company says. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg has accused the provider of profiting off the open source WordPress project without contributing back a sufficient amount of code or working hours.

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