vBulletin sold

[Erin]

I'm sure you've all heard already, but here's the link:

Jelsoft's future: acquisition news (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235378)

Of course I think it's a great thing for the company and for the customers as long as they don't deviate too much from the path they've had since its inception.

I had a thought, though--what if the parent company tries to reduce competition by making it harder for the small businessperson to start a forum? I'm sure a lot of these forums take away from their business.

I'll take off my tin hat now. :D

[Generalissimo]

Good point. This could be bad for the market - however if prices rise a lot, competition will come up. I can't imagine it would be too hard to produce an alternative to vbulletin.

[Chris]

Figured it was inevitable. They were a likely buyout target for a large web content company.

[MaxS]

Yea, I can't say I'm surprised. I'd love to know how much it went for. Any guesses?

Quick Google revealed Internet Brands, Inc. is the company behind Autos.com, Loan.com, and a few other valuable properties.

[Selkirk]

Hmmm. Cars, loans, real estate and travel.

[Mike]

Well at least they'll have some idea on what their doing, it's not as if it's an unknown company buying in.

[Blue Cat Buxton]

And if you have spare cahs, it makes sense to invest in an industry you are familiar with