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BoinxTV unlocked in MacHeist 3 -- next up, Espresso and The Hit List

by Steven Sande Apr 5th 2009 at 8:00PM


UPDATE: Just as we suspected, the $500,000 blew past and now everything is unlocked.
It took a while for the US$39 MacHeist 3 bundle to raise US$400,000 for charity, but it happened yesterday and now the US$199 BoinxTV Sponsored Edition application is unlocked for everyone who is participating in the fun. In case you're not familiar with BoinxTV, it's referred to as a "TV studio in a box" and it's wonderful for easy, yet professional-looking video editing.

The Boinx TV unlock apparently opened the floodgates, because MacHeist 3 has raised another US$25,000 for charity since the US$400,000 level was reached. The new goal is a cool US$500,000 raised for charity, and when that happens, Espresso and The Hit List will be unlocked. This has to happen in the next two days, since this is a limited-time offer.

Since we last talked about MacHeist 3, Cro-Mag Rally and the Times newsreader have been added as bonus apps. You also get Delicious Library 2 and Multiwinia if you tweet about your purchase (which caused Macworld editor Peter Cohen to firmly state the case against Twitter as a spam medium), as well as several other applications that have been slipped into the mix since the bundle started.

The total value of MacHeist 3 is now at US$981, available to you for just US$39.

Click here to visit the MacHeist 3 website.

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sendittome

In case there are any last minute buyers, I would appreciate a ref link to the bundle.

TIA

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/288033/

April 07 2009 at 11:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe

OK, Well, I need one more referral to get the utility package - anyone interested in helping a fellow out?

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/259494/

April 06 2009 at 9:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Michael Cullen

Hey, I used your link.

If anyone would like to do the same for me, I'd much appreciate it!

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/320081/

April 07 2009 at 11:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bv

Michael Cullen, I used your link.

If anyone could do the same for me, here is my link:

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/172951/

Thanks!!

April 07 2009 at 10:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MaShuai

Here's my referral link, if anyone is buying. Thanks.

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/182800/

April 06 2009 at 5:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon Niola

I bought the bundle just for Espresso and for the nice little donation to charity, but the other apps (many of which I am not familiar with) should be fun to explore as well.

April 06 2009 at 2:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
leppy

@ Blake:
i used your referral to sign up.

If anyone else wants to sign up, here is my link if anyone wants to help out:

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/318152/

Thanks!

April 06 2009 at 2:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Blake

Thank You!

April 06 2009 at 7:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
freshyill

Man, I wish I wanted/needed some of these apps, because it seems like a decent deal.

April 06 2009 at 2:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
n-

I you deceide ti buy please use this referral link so I get a reward

http://www.macheist.com/bundle/u/159556/

April 06 2009 at 2:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Leonard F.

TUAW eds,

Would it be that much trouble to update the headline on the post to reflect that the full bundle is now unlocked?

Yes, you've posted an update that explains that the whole bundle has been unlocked, but I didn't see it when I first read the post. It might have been there, and I scanned right over it. Or maybe not.

In any case, I read that the $500K goal had been surpassed and the full bundle had been unlocked just a few minutes later on another Mac news site. I clicked over to the MacHeist site, which confirmed that all the apps are now unlocked.

Finally, I returned to TUAW to leave a comment about why you have the story wrong, and it was then that i noticed the update, which is awkwardly placed between the headline and the start of the original post. The post remains inaccurate IMHO because the headline is wrong, and rather than posting an update, why don't you just write through the original piece to update it. It wouldn't take that much effort.

Perhaps you folks operate on a shoestring. Maybe there are no editors. I don't know. But leaving an out-of-date, inaccurate headline on the lead post of your site doesn't do much to boost its credibility with me.

April 06 2009 at 2:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Geoff

Dunno how Twitter works but I allowed the spam to be sent through my account, quickly hit the button on the MacHeist page, then trashed the message on my Twitter page. Did it still go out to everyone following me? I dunno. But I posted an apology to Twitter followers just in case.

No one forced me to do the spamming for the extra free software but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth.

April 06 2009 at 11:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe Stanley

Go out and grab it. Hit List and Espresso are officially unlocked.

April 06 2009 at 10:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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