I stand on the same kind of stance… I agree. I am not a fan of the company, and I am not a fan of the way they do business. I am unsure if I will like what they try to do in this space, but I think blocking them outright would be a considerable disservice before giving it a chance. I think having a big player in the ring, people will give it more of a chance than they have in the past with the complaints of “It just seemed too complicated” or “I don’t understand the concept of servers” It will be a good gateway for people to try the platform with “An Evil You Know” mindset.

Do I think it could eventually turn into Embrace Extend Extinguish… maybe, but I think it is still worth it to get more people into giving it a shot. Just look at the at protocol that people are playing with; tons of users are so excited about how they can use their own domain and such… when they see you from a different instance and actually see it working. It might drive a percentage to move off the Meta-operated instance and onto instances operated by individuals or even try to host their own instance.