Wordpress is probably one of the greatest things that has ever happened to the internet.
(not a troll, genuinely interested)
The expression "Wordpress network" generally means a branded site for these. Wordpress.com is the biggest, edublogs is big too. I run a little one called Ozblogistan: http://ozblogistan.com.au
'A Free, Open Source, feature rich, easily set up publishing platform is the greatest thing that ever happened to the internet'.
But, isn't that basically what the internet was created for? So it sounds a bit like 'The internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the internet'. If it wasn't WordPress fulfilling this role, I could easily see another product doing the same thing.
What a bold bold statement. Care to elaborate why?