I don't think I would expect a profit. I think it would be valuable to influence the direction of future development. Although a beta testing/focus group might accomplish the same thing. As good as these boards are in answering user questions and concerns, and general camaraderie, we usually just dig up bugs and make specific requests. There is not enough organization and depth to provide input into development.
I wish there were a bug tracker so we could see when a bug had been picked up. There is a stupid bug (fairly descriptive) in the HC for infants. I sent in a bug report, but I want to be able to tell my nurse definitely that there will be a fix. It bugs me.