MacUpdate rolls out a bundle-- $50 for 7 apps

MacUpdate has another one of these bundle promotions going on-- is it just me, or is Mac software the only place (besides, say, pyramid schemes), where increasing bundles like this are sold? I don't show up at the grocery store to buy some oranges only to find that they're cheaper because 10,000 people bought them earlier that day.

Anyway, the bundle's not too bad, even without the extra promotional stuff. Right now, for $50, you get copies of:

SRS iWOW, an iTunes audio enhancement plugin
GarageSale, the eBay client
Cocktail, the utility that our own Scott McNulty calls "indispensible"
ProfCast, for lecture recording
Amadeus Pro, for multitrack sound editing
Fetch, an FTP client
Graphic Converter X, a useful little image editor

And then if the promo pans out, you can get more software out of the deal-- if a certain number of people (up to 10k) buy the bundle, then Little Snitch, Intaglio, and TechTool Pro get added to the bundle. With a week to go, they've only sold about 700 (for Little Snitch) today, so there's no guarantee you'll see any of the extra stuff, but the bundle might be worth it just for the apps above.

And MacHeist, always ready to jump on the hype train, is trying to add a little extra bonus onto all of this.

[ Thanks to everyone who sent this in! ]
Apparently if you buy with their referral, they'll throw in some extra stuff, including Browseback, Exces, a "secret application," and beta spots for Pixelmator and Flow. Some reports so far have said the MacHeist setup is a little sketchy (looks like you have to use a URL referrer), so as always, caveat emptor. But if you've been thinking about buying one or two of these apps anyway, the bundle might be worth it.

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I understand the similarities, but I don't think it's a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme assumes that you are a distributor, with distributors above you and distributors below you in a massive web of middle-men, each supposedly getting a cut. This is "flat", only one seller/distributor, you don't resell or distribute items, you are always a buyer, never a seller or distributor. This is closer to that of a co-op than anything else that I can think of.

July 10 2007 at 1:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Maxwell

"Graphic Converter X, a useful little image editor"? Undeservedly condescending comment. I find GC indispensable (way more useful than ImageWell). I registered for it with no hesitation way back in the OS 9 days.

July 09 2007 at 10:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mutz

...Cocktail, the utility that our own Scott McNulty calls "indispensible"...
i rather call applejack indispensible... and free...
http://applejack.sourceforge.net/
saved my life a couple of times

July 09 2007 at 4:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Colin

yeah you get the apps for sure. i bought it, and i'm hoping it get to at least 2500 for Snitch. it's almost at 1000 so far.

July 09 2007 at 3:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ToupsWinker

It appears to be a pyramid scheme. I'm most certain of it.

July 09 2007 at 3:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing myself. If I buy now, once they hit those levels do I get the other apps free as well. I would assume so, but it doesn't say anywhere.

July 09 2007 at 2:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rampancy

"I don't show up at the grocery store to buy some oranges only to find that they're cheaper because 10,000 people bought them earlier that day."

Heh, I love that.

July 09 2007 at 2:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew

If I buy this now, can I get the other applications later?

July 09 2007 at 2:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

artifex

Hmm I'll look closer later, but right now I'm only spotting Little Snitch and GarageSale as apps that are on my to-buy list. I might look at ProfCast, if I can use it with imported MP3s (my classes often say "no recording") and maybe Amadeus Pro. Cocktail, I don't need. Fetch, well Cyberduck does what I want. :) SRS, are you SeRiouS?

And what's with paying for beta access? Paying to be a guinea pig, with no 1.0 license, and the possibility of crashes and data loss? If I pay more, can they put an extra nail in the board they whack me in the crotch with?

July 09 2007 at 1:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply