IPS try to buy phpBB

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:11 pm (20 years, 7 months ago)

http://forums.foruminsider.com/index.php?showtopic=228

4WebHelp Addict Joined: 07 Jan 2002 Posts: 1060

Thats really pathetic, read the first few responses, where IPS try to deny it and later get found out, it shows you what they are like.

They want phpbb to replace invision board as the free product and make IPB paid only, I would have thought that's obvious.

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:13 pm (20 years, 7 months ago)

/me tries NOT to start a flame/holy war, but phpBB is better than ipb anyway. Smile

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Ever since IPS introduced this "registered" business, I've been suspicious of them. Then they introduced special features for registered users. Shocked

All in all IPS's actions don't surprise me much anymore. In fact I might go as far as to say that I prefer vBulletin Surprised

: at least they're a paid board and admit it...

4WebHelp Addict Joined: 07 Jan 2002 Posts: 1060

Anybody want a laugh, look at this lovely statement from everyone's favourite IPB staff member : http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=43538#43538

PS, even if IPB went paid now, I'm not so sure I would choose them, because of what has happened in the past and the underhand tactics they use, I would opt for vBulletin without a doubt.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:50 pm (20 years, 7 months ago)

Wait till SMF is launched, will be the best of the best Smile

4WebHelp Addict Joined: 07 Jan 2002 Posts: 1060

Too much like YaBB IMHO

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:17 pm (20 years, 7 months ago)

Thats just a theme/skin whatever you want to call it. There was one that looked exactly like phpbb. You couldnt tell the difference...

Admittedly I would rather have seen the smf site have a radically different template.