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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 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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
artifex said 1:39PM on 7-09-2007
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?
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Andrew said 2:13PM on 7-09-2007
If I buy this now, can I get the other applications later?
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rampancy said 2:38PM on 7-09-2007
"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.
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david@dprichard.com said 2:41PM on 7-09-2007
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.
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FrankMcBilboWinker said 3:19PM on 7-09-2007
It appears to be a pyramid scheme. I'm most certain of it.
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Colin said 3:21PM on 7-09-2007
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.
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mutz said 4:35PM on 7-09-2007
...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
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Maxwell said 1:36PM on 7-21-2007
"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.
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JeffDM said 1:05AM on 7-10-2007
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.
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