bishop 12 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I've been playing with MB3 for a couple of months now and was looking to donate lifetime soon. Even though I don't use the apps and only utilize the XBMB3C addon I figured I'd support the project as a whole. When I loaded into my dashboard I saw that the price of lifetime increased $10 sometime in the last day or two? PLEX gave a blog post with a weeklong window for people to upgrade if they hadn't already and I can't find anything on the MB3 site regarding this change. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaefurr 1337 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Nah I believe they changed the supporter options, it used to be a flat $15 or so when I donated, now it has monthly, yearly and lifetime options. Lifetime being $40 so ya its gone up. Not surprising since how much work has gone into MB. Still a very reasonable price though considering Plex is $149 for a lifetime pass. Though I have no idea when it was changed. Edited February 13, 2015 by shaefurr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop 12 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Lifetime was $30 last time I checked. It's $40 now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37095 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 It was a while ago, actually. Our costs are going up significantly as our users are growing and as you guys are clamoring for new apps and features. We appreciate you guys becoming supporters, it's what helps keep us running and bringing you guys new toys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 It is a donation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 The MediaBrowser supporter cost is really good for the benefits. It could be much worse. Plex was $79 for lifetime about 18 months ago. It is $149 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strager 18 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 It is a donation. Under US law it doesn't qualify as a donation as you are receiving something in return.... that being said, I don't give a hoot what they want to call it - it's well worth the money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficarum 68 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 From my understanding, there ares supporter-only plugins so that would be your something in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihmos 147 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Under US law it doesn't qualify as a donation as you are receiving something in return.... that being said, I don't give a hoot what they want to call it - it's well worth the money. That is not true. A donation can be made to benefit a cause but in regard to US law this isn't tax deductible because media browser isn't a registered tax exempt organization. XBMC Foundation was at one point but they failed to file a 990 in 3 consecutive years thus losing their tax exempt status. Some organizations will give their donors a gift for donating. Donation or not it isn't much money. Edited February 15, 2015 by Deihmos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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