Originally Posted By: sn00p
Something that has particularly annoyed me, we have our own VID but spending $2k on a number is just a tad outrageous, now if somebody at the USB organisation went and looked at the the mechanism that the IEEE use for MAC addresses then it would be a far more pleasant purchasing experience.

You still have to pay the IEEE for an OUI or IAB. It is just cheaper if you're not going to be making many devices as an IAB is 1/3 the price of an OUI.