Well as a member of IPB and liking the direction and have been a user of vB that didn't like that direction XenForo for me is a great thing. Competition always works best for those of us that own the software.
Matt hasn't been waiting for xF though.. he released a sneak peek of the new gallery coming out and as he put it version 3 was to get the framework done, 3.1 added some function and now 3.2 will polish it.. The new gallery version is slick and I like it.. now to see if these slick, polished features can translate to the core, and the rest of the apps..
There are many features I see here that I would love to see over at IPB, and I would consider switching to xF when Gold came out because I know these guys are sinking their hearts into it and will make it great, but I moved from vB to IPB in April and I just can't justify that move again with my community..
So, for now.. let's hope competition sparks good things in both IPB and xF and that this last stand vB/IB has is really a last stand.....
Jamie