We can't easily tell exactly what perks the LW team include with each release to give Pro users a bit of a boost. Maybe Pro users are currently given a longer timeout . . . ?

There are many ways to get an advantage, but most of them would be unhealthy for the network if EVERYone used them (like automatic requeries, longer timeouts before a query died, and many more). In fact, vendors are banned by major players (like LW) if these 'advantages' are used too often.

So, LW gives the smaller set of Pro users a BIT of an advantage, but not so much that it's really noticable or affects the network too much.

Forget the Pro "Advantage". Support the development of gnutella because gnutella deserves it and you want to see it continue.