HUGE Vbulletin News!!!

Discussion in 'vBulletin Discussions' started by Cerberus, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. Cerberus

    Cerberus Admin Talk Staff

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    So, I was checking emails. And I get one about update to Vbulletin and I see this.

    Back by popular demand! vBulletin now has a “maintenance package” available. This will provide a 3month extension to your vBulletin 3.X owned license and will enable you to download the latest version of our software for 50 US Dollars


    So after waiting them out, the couple 3.8 owned licenses I have I can now upgrade for mere 50 bux...LMAO...I told everyone stop selling them so cheap..This is awsome news
     
    Cerberus, Jul 16, 2010
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  2. Bundy

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    But it smacks everyone in the face that bought 4.0 to keep up to date with their 3.8 license..
     
    Bundy, Jul 16, 2010
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  3. Brandon

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    thread moved ;)
     
    Brandon, Jul 16, 2010
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  4. MadMikeyB

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    Old vB news. Mine got updated for 30bux.
     
    MadMikeyB, Jul 16, 2010
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  5. Guest

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    I asked vB support about security with my 3.8.3, and the guy renewed my license for free :P
     
    Guest, Jul 16, 2010
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  6. Brandon

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    What?
    No they wouldn't ;)
     
    Brandon, Jul 16, 2010
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  7. Guest

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    They actually did that for me :). It made the license vB4.. Well that was back in the day.. a couple months ago. things change
     
    Guest, Jul 16, 2010
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  8. Brandon

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    Hmm, something is missing in this story ;)
     
    Brandon, Jul 16, 2010
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  9. KW802

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    Plus the actual list of bug fixes in 3.8.6 isn't exactly that impressive. I'd love to know how many people they are getting to pony up $30 for a 3-month window.
     
    KW802, Jul 16, 2010
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  10. Guest

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    Whats missing? When I bought it, it expired in 09 :P. I asked them how I could get 3.8.5 and they said they would renew it auto.

    Brandon, get off those conspiracy theories.
     
    Guest, Jul 16, 2010
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  11. Dan Hutter

    Dan Hutter aka Big Dan

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    Agreed! I trolled the vB forums on this point a bit. What a bunch of BS!

    Here's a ticket I opened 4 months ago:

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    Now some would say their just responding to customer demand. I say they royally screwed people over by forcing them to upgrade to vB 4 thinking that there was no other way to get 3.8.x upgrades.

    Now they've got a whole gaggle of customers that didn't bother upgrading to 4 but are still running 3.x because these customers haven't upgraded they're worthless to IB. This is just a way of getting a little money from them.

    The 3.8.6 release is laughable. I don't want to pay $30 for 10 bugfixes, nothing is wrong with 3.8.5 IMHO. I may buy one upgrade just to keep current but I don't want to. What a pile of :poop:
     
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  12. Cerberus

    Cerberus Admin Talk Staff

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    Well I am thinking of paying my 50 dollars and getting vb4 for much less than it would have cost me beforehand. And I think everyone who was buying up the vb3 licenses for cheap just got a huge WIN. I kept mine in hopes they would change mind. And now they have.
     
    Cerberus, Jul 16, 2010
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  13. MadMikeyB

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    I had a license which was stuck on 3.7 - renewed that, when 4.1 comes out (it should be within three months), this will give me access to 4.1 forum version, seeing as mine is an owned license and access to vB4 forum is my "free upgrade" as a vB Owned license holder
     
    MadMikeyB, Jul 18, 2010
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