I had to switchbecause of my host also. I haven't made the swtch yet, but I'm supposed to have it done within the week. At first I hated vB, but now I'm beginning to like it. There's no need to bash the look of it, it is all changeable, and there are tons of hacks. I wish people would just chill out on the vB bashing thing here... Just because you don't use a product doesn't mean you should put it down. It seems like people that do that just do it to make the product they bought look better. Just MHO, though, I used to be a vB basher myself.
Also, it is much cheaper ($115 cheaper to be exact), which makes it a lot easier for the average person to get a license.