What vB hacking "community"?
Sorry, but with full respect for vBB, phpBB and other BBS that are "stealing the looks of UBB" (quoting myself here), I can't say I've seen any real community around the application, at least not anything that compares to Infopop's customers.
Now, now, this isn't like the world is coming to an end.
Infopop has before lowered and raised their prices, still they have this great amount of customers who keep coming back.
Why? Infopop has such good reputation, quality support and fantastic products. Or that's how I feel, at least.
When I get some "extra" cash again, I have promised myself to buy UBB.threads, no matter of it's cost, because I know how good the product is, and their support.
You can consider it a dedication (which isn't so far from the truth), but I think of it as will to get something good, with good support (in case I need it), instead of getting something for free, without any real support, and far smaller community around to help me.
With that said, I think I'm going out for a sunbath,
