Lol@vbulletin

[Host47]

I received an email from vbulltin this morning saying I could upgrade my leased license to an owned license for just $85, now I already paid $85 for my leased license, that plus the $85 they say I can upgrade for totals $170, now if I had purchased an owned license to start with it would have been $160, so go figure..lol

 

[ThreeD]

I think it's just an offer in case you changed your mind. Instead of splashing out a $160 for a lifetime license they send you the offer in case you want to upgrade your current license to a lifetime license!

 

[Robson]

Agree, and hey....it's there way of saying, "this will teach you to be a cheap ass!"

 

[spy69]

Agree, and hey....it's there way of saying, "this will teach you to be a cheap ass!"

lol

 

[GJ]

They have a point!

 

[The Equivocate]

I received an email from vbulltin this morning saying I could upgrade my leased license to an owned license for just $85, now I already paid $85 for my leased license, that plus the $85 they say I can upgrade for totals $170, now if I had purchased an owned license to start with it would have been $160, so go figure..lol

They've always done it like that and I guess it's the best option for them to make money. Let's say you were considering getting vB but you didn't want to fork over the $160, so you only go with one year for $85. Now, say you end up not liking it, well, at least they've gotten $85 rather than $0 if you didn't want to spend that extra money. If you end up liking it, you fork over another $85 to get the owned license. I'm sure a lot of people that wouldn't normally pay $160 for this software would pay the $85 to try it out for a year and decide that way, most of them probably liking it since it's quality software, and then upgrading to an owned.

 

[redhippo]

it always good to get the owned VB license from the outset if one is serious about starting a forum. otherwise i would just use the free software for testing!