As the MacHeist 2 software scavenger hunt winds down this weekend, the release of the MH software bundle for full-fare paying customers is just around the corner. TUAW has learned that the contents of the bundle will be announced next week on January 9th, and pricing will be the same as last year ($49). As usual, MacHeist donates 25% of the purchase prices of the bundles to charity.What exactly is going to be in that package of code-y goodness? Well, the precise mix of apps is still under wraps; what we know right now is that there will be 10 or more products represented, with "some major names" among them. One thing that we are told will definitely be in the bundle is Pixelmator, so you'll be looking at a bargain on the basis of one $59 app by itself.
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1-03-2008 @ 11:17AM
tukan said...
Holy cow! This is amazing, esp given rebate coupons we get for solving the heists - can't wait - hope that it will be an upgradeable version
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1-03-2008 @ 11:33AM
Daiode said...
Yawn MacHeist....Just purchase Photoshop Elements people, it does a lot more for nearly the same price.
Bashing aside, and Pixelmator aside, I do wonder what will be in the package...if Delicious Library 2 makes it in there it might be a successful thing this time around. After all, if MH2 fails, so does that My Dream App pathetic-ness.
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1-03-2008 @ 1:21PM
bob_c_b said...
"Just purchase Photoshop Elements "
Or not, and I don't get duplicated feautres from tools I already have in iPhoto. Pixelmator is an excellent product with responsive devs. I paid for it a few weeks ago and have no regrets, and at this price it is really a steal.
1-03-2008 @ 11:59AM
Castle said...
MacHeist 2 won't fail. While I don't like the attitudes and smugness of many of those involved in the MacHeist/MDA etc. promotions, there is no denying that they have the support of a lot of developers and they sell a lot of shareware. It's up to the devs, not us, to ensure they get a good deal and if there's at least two or three apps in the bundle that you really want then there's no denying you get a good deal too. I've chosen not to buy any of the bundles so far, but I'll be very keen to see what's in this latest one. And there's no denying that these promos have encouraged me to buy more Mac shareware.
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1-03-2008 @ 12:02PM
Quix said...
"Just purchase Photoshop Elements people, it does a lot more for nearly the same price."
Too bad there's no Universal Binary. No thanks. Besides, I'd rather support some fresh new faces when I can. Adobe has become the Microsoft of graphics design - a lumbering, unresponsive giant who is now treating Mac users as second-class citizens. Bleh.
I've been wanting Pixelmator for a long time, but couldn't justify the admittedly-reasonable $59 for the little use I really have for an image editor. But with a bundle? Count me in!
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1-03-2008 @ 12:27PM
Paul Newell said...
Is the software in this bundle upgradable?
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1-03-2008 @ 1:38PM
steve said...
I believe some of the MacHeist 1 software was upgradeable, but much of it was not.
1-03-2008 @ 1:53PM
MacDragon said...
The only software in the first MH bundle that had different upgrade rules to normal was textmate, which will be a paid upgrade, whereas normal licenses are free upgrade to v2, all the rest followed their normal upgrade paths - some with free upgrades to next versions, others paid.
1-05-2008 @ 3:56AM
Mark S said...
The applications in the bundles you pay for are upgradeable. You get full licenses at a discount.
The only apps that normally are not upgradeable are the free ones that you get for completing heists. They're usually just unlocked and the dev wants you to pay for any future software updates even if it's not a major new release. Some of them give you unlimited use and updates until a major new version is released (which you would have to pay for).
1-03-2008 @ 1:02PM
r88my said...
Photoshop elements? Version 4 (windows has version 6), non native? No thanks
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1-03-2008 @ 1:23PM
Jonny said...
The new Photoshop Elements version will be native for Intel processors, and is due out soon (Jan 2008 or so).
Try shooting RAW and using Pixelmator. Pixelmator is crap for serious photographers. It is great for your home point and shooter. You will hit a brick wall soon if you get serious about your photography and use Pixelmator.
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1-03-2008 @ 3:02PM
Zimmie said...
Well I don't know about you, but my camera includes all of the processing software (including the manufacturer's own RAW "developer") I need for photos. I want Pixelmator not for retouching, but for layering and blending. It promises to be a pretty easy way to do lightvector paintings, for example.
1-03-2008 @ 3:04PM
Mike said...
Jonny, you said serious photographers. I'd imagine people like that are using CS 3, Lightroom/Aperture, etc. not Pixelmator/Elements.
Pros use pro software.
1-03-2008 @ 3:45PM
pcx said...
If you want pixelmator then just buy it and give the developers all the cash
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1-03-2008 @ 4:30PM
Ammon said...
Delicious Library 2 will not be part of the bundle. MacHeist has repeatedly stated that there will be no bundle repeats from previous MacHeists or from the MUPromo bundles either.
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1-03-2008 @ 9:48PM
Simon Arch said...
Besides which, despite Shipley's assurances that DL2 would ship when Leopard did we've yet to see more than snips and scraps of the beastie. Personally I'm not convinced DL2 exists.
As for the MHII bundle, I really don't care. I've already bought and paid for most of the software I actually need, and I'm not in the financial position to spend money on software I *don't* need, so I'll probably pass on the bundle.
1-03-2008 @ 6:36PM
Russell said...
I really like Pixelmator, but there it uses Apple's Core Image for just about everything (which is why its supposed to be so fast). The problem is that in Leopard Core Image has an absolutely horrible memory leak that makes Pixelmator almost unusable even for editing small jpegs on my MBP 2.2 with 2GB of RAM. I find myself using the GIMP (or Seashore for simple tasks) even though its bloated and has to run in X11.
Still, once Apple fixes the problem (they acknowledge it and say they are working on it) Pixelmator should go back to being a great tool. Back on Tiger I thought it was worth every dollar I paid for it.
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1-04-2008 @ 10:02AM
UDS said...
Count me in with Pixelmator now included! Very cool. I was going to buy it in the next few days but now I'll wait and get a great deal with extras. I agree with those above, Adobe IS the Microsoft of design. Such a shame. I'm just happy those clever guys at Pixelmator came along.
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1-05-2008 @ 4:05AM
Mark S said...
I already paid for Pixelmator a couple months ago when it was released after getting beta access from last summer's MacUpdate/MacHeist promo. It's pretty nice. Hopefully the MH II bundle will have some stuff that I need. From last year's bundle I use Delicious Library and DEVONthink all the time (although I've since upgraded to DEVONthink Pro).
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