vbulletin.com updated to 4.0?

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2009, 01:38 PM

did you see this

Purchase vBulletin, the most powerful forum software available.
Looks good so far!
maybe 4.0 will be out soon

**DieselMinded** · 10-13-2009, 01:46 PM

tHEY HAVENT UPDATED THERE FORUM YET

**cherryzero** · 10-13-2009, 01:48 PM

Sounds like a lot of work to me .... wonder if it will be worth it?

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselMinded

tHEY HAVENT UPDATED THERE FORUM YET

I'm sure it won't be long, they have the prices up for 4.0 and the suite
VBulletin-The Most Powerful Forum Software Available

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Originally Posted by cherryzero

Sounds like a lot of work to me .... wonder if it will be worth it?

I've been lucky enough to be able to play with it already and I can say I'll update asap

**prabh** · 10-13-2009, 01:51 PM

yup much better than the otherwise dull UI...

**Michael Biddle** · 10-13-2009, 01:56 PM

IMHO: Great new look.

They stated previously that they would upgrade the forums in Beta (Late beta IIRC). I can say that we are still in the alpha stage though.

**jw00dy** · 10-13-2009, 01:58 PM

hmm, looks pretty interesting. I can't wait.

**Mikey** · 10-13-2009, 02:03 PM

Hmm, so if I order vB4 now, I get it when it comes out? I wonder if they'll do any "discounts for pre orders"

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 02:12 PM

Wow so it looks like it's $130 for those who have the forum and blog and PT to upgrade to the vBulletin Suite.
If my assumption is correct, there is NO way I'm going to pay that money.
No way whatsoever. I have ALREADY paid for vBlog and I'm NOT gonna be paying $130 for the CMS.

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

Hmm, so if I order vB4 now, I get it when it comes out? I wonder if they'll do any "discounts for pre orders"

The "discount" is on the site already. You have to pay $130 to upgrade to vBulletin Suite. If you have vBlog or PT and you don't pay that, you will have to stay with 3.8 or lose vBlog and PT.

**noppid** · 10-13-2009, 02:16 PM

Looks like a plain old html page. I see nothing from the forum or linking to the forum.

What's with all the excitement over that?

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by noppid

Looks like a plain old html page. I see nothing from the forum or linking to the forum.

What's with all the excitement over that?

Because it looks different. lol

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 02:52 PM

Ray just confirmed it:
People who have vBlog and/or Project Tools will have to pay $130 to keep using them with vBulletin 4.
vBulletin Community Forum

I guess that means to Suite for me.

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Been Told

Ray just confirmed it:
People who have vBlog and/or Project Tools will have to pay $130 to keep using them with vBulletin 4.
vBulletin Community Forum

I guess that means to Suite for me.

same here if I want to keep the vb blogs, which it doesn't look like I will ATM

**Caddyman** · 10-13-2009, 03:33 PM

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It'll be funny when they roll out vB4.0 and honor every active license holders expiry date and hand off 4.0 to them....

All this drama right now it's sick, i am avoiding it at all cost and seeing what happens, no reason to get so upset IMO. your members are perfectly happy with 3.8.x overall so its not going to kill your community.

i waiting for IB to drop the bomb and surprise everyone....im not rooting for IB, but they are too big of a company to just flush a very well poised division down the drain with mismanagement and customer distrust...

my .02

vBulletin 4.0 is going to cost even more? (vBulletin Leaked)

OOO SHIIIIIII, I am physic

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 03:35 PM

Oh well. Here's to Wordpress MU getting proper integration with vBulletin some time soon. Just checked with my cliens and they all said, that there is no way they are going with the suite upgrade.
Paying $130 for something they haven't even seen yet is just not good business sense, one of them said and I have to agree. Talk about buying the cat in the bag.

**darren** · 10-13-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Been Told

Paying $130 for something they haven't even seen yet is just not good business sense, one of them said and I have to agree. Talk about buying the cat in the bag.

One would hope that it's only a matter of hours or even a day or two at max before they put the beta forum suite up for everyone to see otherwise what a complete waste of time!

But then again this is IB so anything is possible!

Hey everyone I've got a car for sale... someone paypal me 5000 bucks and it's yours! no pics or test drive needed!

**amnesia440** · 10-13-2009, 03:53 PM

Yeah - the price increase is waaay too much for the software, especially for new ventures. It also doesn't look like it all that extensible either. I would rather have VB become more extensible and friendly to developers to actually make community software (like a more polished drupal or a community version of ExpressionEngine).

For a website out-of-the-box solution, VB is going to have to prove itself all over again for those 'modest' price increases.

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 03:57 PM

There we go, they've started handing out infractions on the vb.com forums for "non-constructive feedback". I've tried many times now to explain that feedback is feedback, wether it be constructive or not.
It seems IB have their own definition of that term.

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2009, 04:08 PM

this is our admincp

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vBulletin News: Announcing the Presale Event for vBulletin 4.0 Suite and Important License Changes

We hope your community is enjoying the flexibility and power of vBulletin™. As always, our goal is to offer a great product at a great price, and we are dedicated to helping you build and grow successful online communities.

Over the last 12 months, we have been building vBulletin 4.0 to be the most powerful forum and social publishing software. Today, we are proud to introduce the new vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite product that includes the power of the vBulletin 4.0 Forums with a seamlessly integrated content management system (CMS) and blogging platform.

As a preferred customer with an active license, we are excited to offer the vBulletin Publishing Suite at a pre-sale discount price of only $130 (over 50% off regular price). This is a truly limited one-time special offer giving you $120 off the upgrade price but will expire on Friday October 30, 2009.

Learn more about vBulletin Publishing Suite features and pricing on our new website: http://www.vbulletin.com/

Beginning today, we are introducing new a license structure. vBulletin is changing to a one-time owned license fee for each major point release. That means no more annual renewal fees. Once you purchase a major point version, you’ll receive maintenance, security and minor point releases for the life of 4.x.

You have the option to keep your current active license until it expires (according to the 12 month term and conditions). For the remainder of your active license, you will continue to receive support and have access to forum software updates, including vBulletin 4.0 Forums. Once your license expires you will only be able to access the 4 Series software updates by switching to the new one-time owned license. For more information, visit the vBulletin FAQ.

Over the last 10 years, our products have offered an exceptional value and we look forward to bringing you the best and keeping you as a loyal customer. Our team is expanding in number and expertise in order to develop more innovative features and to deliver them faster. We are investing in exciting development areas such as new products and services for 'Big Boards' and mobile applications and look forward to helping you grow your community.

Sincerely, The vBulletin Team
View...

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 04:09 PM

See what?

Edit:
Oh. No, I did get that as an e-mail though.

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2009, 04:16 PM

I just got that email too
looks like I beat jelsoft to sharing the news about the change

maybe they can hire me as their marketing coordinator next time

**GeminiFilly** · 10-13-2009, 04:18 PM

I think they could do better to offer people with multiple licenses a better discount.

So here is what I don't understand... IF I pay the $130 upgrade fee to the new 4.0
is that it for life? No more renewal fees?

**Been Told** · 10-13-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GeminiFilly

I think they could do better to offer people with multiple licenses a better discount.

So here is what I don't understand... IF I pay the $130 upgrade fee to the new 4.0
is that it for life? No more renewal fees?

Until vB 5.0 comes along, yes.

**accyroy** · 10-13-2009, 04:43 PM

I really hope that the vb4.0 default style is based on the new scheme. I have to say it looks nice and fresh and the icons look great.

**Cindyl10** · 10-13-2009, 05:20 PM

I just got the email too; My question is how long can we expect the "usual life" of vb 4 to be? In other words, we'll have to pay again once vb 5 comes out right? So just how much are we really saving if we go for it now? Being new to vb I don't know how long they usual last--I've only had mine exactly one year as of tomorrow really.

**vitoreis** · 10-13-2009, 05:42 PM

I have 3 active licences, 2 with blogs... I need to pay $390 in next 2 weeks or $750 later to get the Publishing Suite in all sites... it's a joke? It's much money in a little period of time!

VB need must give us same more time to upgrade with this pre-sale discount or we can't buy this Publishing Suite to all communities (maybe one!).

**GeminiFilly** · 10-13-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vitoreis

I have 3 active licences, 2 with blogs... I need to pay $390 in next 2 weeks or $750 later to get the Publishing Suite in all sites... it's a joke? It's much money in a little period of time!

VB need must give us same more time to upgrade with this pre-sale discount or we can't buy this Publishing Suite to all communities (maybe one!).

Yup! I'm in the same boat with 4 myself... 2 are coming up for renewal but seriously think they need to extend the deadline as its to short of notice. My money tree croaked this year. LOL

**rsdworker** · 10-13-2009, 06:14 PM

nice - i think its good - i will upgrade because my forums don't use any blogs or etc

**ArnyVee** · 10-13-2009, 06:18 PM

So, I have a vB license that is about to expire in a couple of months. I can pay $130 now (before end of October for the discount) and I'll have the full suite by when?