we were told in may that classic users could upgrade to the new version as soon as it was ready. after some delay, now that this version is ready to release, we are told to pay. this is just a tad dishonest, don't you agree?
In fact you were told that the upgrade is free provided your member area is up to date.
This is the exact quote from the text of my message
Existing UBB.classic license holders may convert to UBB.threads at no extra cost, assuming their license’s Member Area access has not expired.
I'm sorry if for some reason you did not notice the entirety of that. The full text of the announcement is
posted here for your review.