So last night, I was setting up Heather’s new MacBook, migrating her data from her old PowerBook. It came time to pair her Nokia E50 with the system and setup iSync to sync her phonebook, calendar, etc. Naturally, I went over to the Mactomster website to grab the latest iSync plugin for the E-series devices.

I found that the download links now point to a Store page that offers the plugins for sale for 7.49€ each. Each plugin only seems to serve a single device, rather than the previous model of a plugin serving multiple devices. That’s almost $10 per device.

Suddenly, 9.95€ for the Novamedia plugin doesn’t sound so bad. On the Novamedia side, you pay once for the plugin that works for all supported devices. You don’t have to pay again for a second device.

The only thing I find a bit insulting is the fact that on the Mactomster site, the PayPal button requesting donations is still there. If you’re asking for donations, you shouldn’t be asking people to pay for the plugins. Now that both Heather & I are using the Mactomster plugins, I was planning to donate to support the work. Now, my money will be going to Novamedia to purchase licenses for their plugins, giving greater flexibility.