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The question still stands though. Why does wp engine get to infringe on WordPress trademark AND get access to server resources for free?

WordPress's trademark policy[0] explicitly said:

The abbreviation “WP” is not covered by the WordPress trademarks and you are free to use it in any way you see fit.

and

Similarly, a business related to WordPress themes can describe itself as “XYZ Themes, the world’s best WordPress themes,” but cannot call itself “The WordPress Theme Portal.”

[0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240901224354/https://wordpress...

That makes this seem pretty cut and dry…

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