Search: Can't compare a search with flat files to a SQL database, no matter how bad the code written to interface with the SQL database is (*cough*), it will 99% of the time be faster.
Price: I don't know the reason, and I honestly don't care. Ted is giving you a chance to convert for $25 less before the price is raised. Go for it. Be happy he didnt say "ok, the price is up, deal with it". Infopop doesn't do that.
Infopop vs. Others: Who developed the look the others now copy? UBB. UBB developed most of the look, if not all, UBB developed most of the features. The hacking community of UBB did most of the rest.
