Yes of course but maybe this money could go towards philantrophy or something worthwile to the community. I agree that maybe the money would just be sitting there, but 1.5 million for a forum software is absolute madness. All free or cheap forum software is 100% tested and is definitely enough to handle load. SMF is free (just checked there site and its a free download) and look how well it is holding up now. So hire some designer for at most a couple thousand dollars, and hire someone to do some features and there you have it a good forum.