Forsaken
Well-known member
This is an obvious PR/marketing ploy and there really isn't much wrong with it. Apple, Microsoft and Google do this all all the time by throwing out large numbers and touting payout numbers and profits.The smiley is me laughing my a** off at the same thing you always see on forums about competitors (XF, VB, IPB).
It is denial! People who do not like a business cannot admit that the business is doing well and/or is worth anything.
If you think I'm rude for laughing and stating my personal opinion, that's your opinion. You are entitled to it, just as I am.
It's my opinion that these denials are not valid and can be considered rude as well. I personally find them hilarious!
$250,000 over a 3 1/3 year period isn't that impressive, and the fact that it is between 500 individuals doesn't mean much. To be included in that metric you could have 400 people making $5, with the remaining 100 developers making the remaining sum of money (which is closer to the truth than what IPB would have let people believe).
Given the amount I've made since I started selling my products, and the fact that add-ons are generally more profitable than styles it's easy to estimate that XenForo has made at least $100,000 for developers and designers.
So believe that people in denial if you wish, however it isn't anything extraordinary or anything of the sort.