The bottlang electronic service is available now. Call Jepp, pay the dosh and get the unlock code. Euro 200 as I recall. If you have Jeppview the VFR plates are on the current cycles, you just cant unlock them until you have paid!
Flitestar is a planning tool, Jeppview is a plate tool. You have to have both for a complete "trip kit" and Jeppview integrates into Flitestar so you actually only use the one package but have both installed. A bit like have adobe writer integrated into MS Office.
I have no interest in using a PC as a moving map display, I have a GNS430 and a 496 for that.
I have a Europe wide package and that meets all of my IFR flight planning needs. A battery powered Deskjet 340 printer and a 3G data connection on my Apple Mac and I can plan and file from anywhere and print out the plates I need.