i do agree that they probably don't like the plguin ver at nfps (as they will not allow talk of it on their site). i don't think the are trying anything "new" per se to break the plugin intentionally... they likely just changed something small that happened to break plugin.. remember, when the plugin came out, it did not have the porn channels either, because they were locked, so dvbken had to code a workaround for them.. Im just speculating too of course. I do know that the plugin will be updated rest assured. dvbken has a life though and is not constantly working on updating the plugin every day, so i wouldnt be expecting updates right away whenever something gets broken, itll be on his schedule, and rightly so.
as far as the emulator and mag250, i don't see them moving away from that, its what all the other pirates are using, forcing everyone into a new box wont go over well with the community, unless there are great benefits for the end users. and i thought the emulator was made by the creators of the mag250 to run on their mag260 box was it not?