>> I'm not quite sure how the developer can justify charging $25 << >> for essentially compiling a bunch of free scripts written by someone else (www.dougscripts.com). << There is one (speak "o n e") script where Doug allowed me to use parts of his code. And this code is not even applescript code. It's one single Unix comman-line which I then customized and enhanced. (Source script: "Corral All Dupes") All other lines of applescript/command-line code are written by myself! I don't steal code. Stealing code is for n00bs. And the code contribution from Doug is public, as you can see in the app's About Box, which is a common method. >> While I appreciate the time it takes to combine them into a single interface, << >> I think the money should go to the person actually writing the scripts, << The total code of iTunify has 199546 characters and 5120 lines of code. At a prize of 15$ that's 0.000075 USD per character written by me. Even a charwoman wouldn't work for such a salary… And you honestly think this is not worth paying 15$ for? >> and yes, I have donated money to Doug's scripts. << Nice. He will appreciate it. >> The scripts work great in iTunes without having to open up a separate program (iTunify) every time you want to make a change. << If you think your scripts do your tasks just well, then I have nothing to say against that. Just let me show you my point of view: You can either have an iTunes Script menu of about 50+ scripts or you can just use iTunify which (in the most recent version 1.4) is able to replace about 70+ of the most popular scripts from dougscripts.com. Once again: iTunify = power of more than 70 popular scripts! And do scripts have a GUI? Dialog windows, yeah. But a GUI that's fun to work in? No. If you're an applescript nerd then feel free to use your tons of scripts. But what if you're a Mac user who does not want those oldstyle applescript dialogs? What if you want a graphical readout of your options chosen for this or that script? Or what if you want to save a search/replace pattern as template for further usage? It's the workflow and feeling that makes the difference. (And iTunify is - in many cases - much more customizable than similiar scripts) >> Some of the scripts I use most often are not even included in iTunify. << May I ask what scripts you are referring to? There are dozens of scripts of which most people don't know they can be replaced by iTunify. I would like to hear from you via email. Ps: Maybe next time you could contact the developer and ask for details before you give his app a 2of5 rating. That would just be fair. For you it's just a click - the developer it's an eminent harm.
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