bloody outrageous prices for "Jiveforums"! my god...

[dethfire]

Originally Posted by Velocd

Maybe they are trying to set some kind of enterprise solution that appeals to large businesses. (since some people are stuck in this fog where more expensive = higher quality)

Still, this is the most ridiculously priced software I've seen on the web. From what it looks, it's nothing compared to vB3 or vB2.

Your absolutely right, and they will make hundreds of thousands based on that. On the internet anyone can sell an inferior product. Top level execs know nothing about the internet and will snatch Jive up because they talk like they are kings of the world, look professional and say they cater to enterprise enviroments.

[dethfire]

Originally Posted by AWS

I like vbulletin, but, I just don't think it can handle the stress it will put under if ESPN uses it.
I don't think it will be all vbulletins fault however. Mysql wouldn't be able to handle it. Unless a port to Oracle or another more scalable db is the works.
I'd like to see them switch to a linear display forum. The threaded version they run makes it hard to follow the discussions. Yet that brings up another problem vbulletin might have if it ran there. Many threads have 1000 of more replies. Even with paganation this would put a strain on mysql.

I would agree too, it would have to be modified alot. ESPN alone gets hundreds of posts a minute.