I just hope that this will be different than photopost buying vbGallery a while ago. Remember? vBGallery died since...
Please don't do this...

Indeed, however, just remember that even if Jelsoft suddenly vanished tomorrow (which they won't), you would still have the same fully working site, nothing would actually stop, so all the doom and gloom from people is a little OTT.

Maybe good, maybe bad, we'll see...

That's the first thing that came to my mind when I read this post. VBGallery was bought out by Photopost, because it was taking revenue from Photopost. They gave all the customers an extra year of support/downloads, but never improved the product for two years except for maintenance releases. They don't even promote the sale of VBGallery much on their site, so as to promote their own substandard photopost product.

As a novice user of VBulletin, I was impressed with the many features it had to offer, and the amazing VB Org community and support. Initially, it was a major learning curve for me to learn how to install/modify, and maintain VB over the past couple of years. It took time, money, and a lot of post reading to figure out how to create and maintain my site, but I have enjoyed the product immensely.

No matter what is said in this thread, the bottom-line is money, money, and more money. I don't blame Jelsoft for selling out, because I'm sure they were offered a large chunk of change, and they had to take it. Although, as one of my mentors once said to me, "It's not how much money you have in the bank, but it's how much income you have coming in".

Save yourself a few hits on the keyboard, and let this one go. I know I will...

This is nothing like that. It isn't like the buyer has a competing forum software in the market. We all know PP bought VBG to garrot it to give PP room to completely corner the market. Of course the PP guys will tell you otherwise. But that's not even the issue here.

I'm done with this thread. Too many doomsayers. Change is not always a good thing, sure, but remaining static can be equally bad for a company. Let's wait and see...

Dude...you're hilarious...on point but hilarious!

As far as the sale is concerned, eh? I haven't received any decent support from the vbull.com site since I came aboard so whatever...can't be any worse than now or yesterday...or the day before...or the day before that...maybe I'll get something other than "there's nothing we can do for you" or "it's not our policy but if they pirate our license, then by all means please send us a snitch report" or just not get flat out ignored...

We'll see...

since it IS a big part of your sites? (mine too) why you guys are all being such haters and whiners???

IMO, why not try to contribute to a POSITIVE outcome if you are all so worried about it instead of just whining and moaning of how all is at an end? Since when does THAT help achieve your goal of a smooth transition and BETTER company? shoot yourself in the foot. self-fulling prophecy... etc etc.

And for the record, srry, but luky's post about company buyouts WAS hilarious to me too...hilarious in how ridiculously oversimplified and offbase it was. Not even worth commenting on or taking seriously because of it. Nothing personal, but that SOUNDS like a student rambling (ie: someone without a single clue as to the nature of business or M&As specifically.)

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so...
GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATS JELSOFT!!!
and remember...silent majority. ;)
(I bet MOST are actually likely in the same general zone I'm in... ie: I am cautiously OPTIMISTIC and PSYCHED for the what this could mean on the UPSIDE. (heck, ppl might as well be as its DONE already and nothing you can do about it.)

PERSONALLY, I've dealt with a few buyouts from both ends ... and it can go eitherway (v.bad to GREAT) and seems to mostly come down to the people, corporate culture clash, and the nature of the buyout. So, do we know anything about the actually deal made? any clues on price? No? well then... again.... STOP SPECULATING as it helps NOTHING but create animosity and makes you FARTHER from the goal of a GOOD result.

So I DARE eveyrone to STEP UP and be USEFUL and throw in SUPPORT... or constuctive thoughts on your main concerns and reasons for loyalty to vb, so they know what to take more efforts in preserving. You can always bish later (which it seems like many would no matter how it went) if quality of product or supoort or whathaveyou is significantly afffected.

ANY manager or exectuive is MORE response to THAT...than idle, armchair threats, doom and gloom and just flat out whining.

Win-Win. no?

sheesh.

Doesnt mean to pray for bad luck to new owner VBulletin Product,but I have strong feel something bad waiting in the future with this products.We hope no need to switch to other scripts :(

By the way good luck to Jelsoft for fresh pound :)

How could it be anything similar to this? I.B. doesn't have their own forum software so them buying out vBulletin was just for profits and getting their name out in the online community. They didn't do it to throw vBulletin out the door. They know as much as the customers do that vBulletin is better and will always be better than any product out there. So what if they raise the price up? Does that mean it will die? NO. People will still buy the product without even thinking twice because the product is just that good. The product HAS to be good as it is the most nulled Forum Software script out there. PW had THOUSANDS of threads dedicated to vBulletin alone.

IMO, vBulletin will always be around. It can't just disappear because some company with no coding experience takes it over. They bought it, as I said, for profits, not to take it over and learn how to code. The coders will still be here and will still do what they have been doing since 2000 when vBulletin first came out.

All those whiners, just stop we aren't 5 year olds playing the "what if" game -- it just won't happen.

I agree what you say.