I think people keep throwing out "supporting XenForo" as the reason for the license extension. To me, those who still had active licenses during the time that development was halted are the ONLY people who deserve the extension. Why? Because they are the ones who had active licenses to even receive updates during that time in the first place. If you didn't have an active license, why do you feel entitled to an extension on your license? You're not entitled to it because you wouldn't have received updates anyway during the development stoppage as you didn't have an active license. This just doesn't make sense.
No, they were quite serious in the "supporting XenForo" statements. They came across as bragging as if it makes them special with no allowance for differing views.
Your statement of active licenses is a completely different argument. While much more valid than the "support" argument, it does not nullify the argument people didn't extend because communications were disappearing and development was pretty much non existent why extend pay $40.00 for nothing? Or, if your license expires on June 20, 2012 you get the extension but on June 18 you don't?
As a businessman I look at this from the company side. I want to keep my customers, therefore I have to maintain my product development, service and support at a high level regardless of legal or other such issues.
That was not happening as evidenced by people not renewing and even leaving for other software. Other may not look at these things, but I do.
Another concern is that it appears to me Burning Board is taking full note of the XF issues. They are developing a very seemingly solid WBB4 that will include an XF converter and are already expanding their English support. To my knowledge only IPB also has such a converter.
I am not trying to sell WBB to anyone or promote it. My forum is XF and I hope to stay XF. I am saying I believe some serious business mistakes have been made and WBB is taking advantage of it. That can hurt XF a lot, so they need to make all the right moves now, not later.
Those here defending XF and how they are handling things is good and fine and easy to track. But in the business and other worlds there has to be concern over those who are simply buying elsewhere without saying a word. Those you cannot track until it is too late and the damage is done.
Sorry for the 'speech,' I do want XF to succeed. But they have to be smart about today and the tomorrows to come to succeed. This is far more complicated and far from out of the woods contrary to what some here either can see or want to see. Those loyal to vB have been pounding on XF a lot trying to defend and promote vB. I also have seen posts on other forums about how unfriendly people here are. You do not overcome bad press, distrust and reservations overnight.
That is my 2 cents. I think this is at a point for some we are just going to have to agree to disagree.
Gotta live it when someone tries to wiggle out from under a bad statement.
