ok, to type this out for the hundredth time...
There were LOTS of behind the scenes problems with VB that were causing issues and creating excess work, upgrading didnt fix it and the vbulletin guys are still looking up what 'support' means in their dictionairy. IPB isnt cheaper, its more expensive and the new forums + blog feature cost Me $USD 245 (about $320 AUD) so I can assure you that it was done for good reason and not because I wanted a change or for any other personal reasons. IPB will be much faster and better overall and once everything is installed and running well you'll see that too.
Hope that helps people understand
Christian