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Two huge strengths for stand-alone (simple) integration over deep integration are:
1. your forums can be still running even if your blog is temporarily down (or visa versa)
2. speed/performance – deep integration will crush a shared server if you get a surge in visitors
See also: WordPress.org • bbPress.org • BuddyPress.org • Matt • Blog RSS