That's not fair, Ripsnort. Apples to Apples. You are not drawing a point on what will AH be in 2.5 years, but what is it now.
On the WB-AH comparison, I quite agree with your points. I would add planeset (altho, as you point, help is on the way) and offline mode, and, MOST important, Htc.'s responsiveness to client's voice.
Last one is, probably, the Key point that makes the difference and, being important as it is today, It will be more, as competition arises, and planeset etc. will move each sim closer to the other.
I think I like more AH's FM, Damage, Bullet & Terrains (not for the diversity, but for the possibilities).
On the respective communities, It's been a long time since I left WB, but I would say AH is evolving into what WB was. I feel it's less & less friendly as time goes by. Not that I'm worried, and I think is natural evolution from the bunch of sim nuts flying beta to the massive mega player that this thing points to.
Cheers,
Pepe