Get your thinking caps on, MacHeist is back

Thanks for the heads-up. I have to say, though, Daisy Disk kind of sucks. I've used quite a few disk visualization apps, and viewing them in a circular graph like this just doesn't work for me at all. My brain just doesn't connect the list on the right to the graph on the left very well.

I will definitely be going back to Disk Inventory X, which is not nearly as cool-looking, but gets the job done much better for me, at least.

Macheist is great. In my first one I picked up Pixelmator really cheap and got a bunch of other programs I also now use regularly.

Just a clarification of some of the misconceptions of this post and some of the comments here:

a) This is likely not MacHeist 4 (though anything is possible from the coordinators of MacHeist, known as "The Directorate"). MacHeist 2 and MacHeist 3 both started in the early part of the following year, so I'd expect MH4 to be in Jan.-Feb. 2010.

b) There is usually a "mid-term" activity between full-on MacHeist seasons; between MH1 and MH2, there was a "SkunkWorks" activity culminating in a cooperative bundle between MacUpdate Promo and MacHeist; between MH2 and MH3 there was a mini-bundle featuring Parallels Desktop. This latest promo is likely a lead-in to another promotional deal or mini-bundle.

c) Some apps given as *loot* during MacHeist are generally considered to be high-quality apps from developers, with some developers deciding to give out full software licenses on par with paid-for/retail licenses. During past MacHeists, WonderWarp Software and Agile Web Solutions gave out full licenses for their software, under the same terms as their for-pay customers; DEVON Technologies did the same with DEVONNote and DEVONThink (which came with a discount for an upgrade to 2.0). I wouldn't call apps like 1Password or ShoveBox "junkware".

Other developers offer significant discounts on upgrades; Hyperspaces comes to mind here. The developer of Hyperspaces, Tony Arnold (of VirtueDesktops fame), is supporting his customers all the way through the 1.0 final of his product.

d) For bundle apps, *all* of the applications sold come with licenses that are the same as if you had bought them directly from the developer, the only exception being TextMate sold during MH1 in 2006 which did not come with a free upgrade to TextMate 2.0 (instead being discounted for-pay upgrade). Complaints over apps sold which came with quick for-pay upgrades were over RapidWeaver and SpeedDownload; in both cases it was the same for people who had bought directly from their developers after a certain date, and in the case of SpeedDownload, YazSoft later gave their MacHeist customers a free upgrade to SD5.

There are plenty of valid reasons to criticize MacHeist, but these reasons are tired and often-refuted arguments which amount to little more than FUD and baseless character assassinations against both the people participating in MacHeist, and the developers who support them.

Hmm got the Daisy Disk app, but it still has a '15 days left, buy now' button, so it would seem I didn't get a license... anyone has any idea what's wrong?

Yea, there is usually no problem at all with licensing, and most of my software I have received has got free upgrades (minus a couple here and there that are $10) Overall the community is what keeps a lot of people coming to MacHeist, the Forums and Chat room can provide a lot of information and John Casasanta, Scott Mizner and Phill Ryu always are nice to talk to and fast to email you back. Say what you want, but I really enjoy MacHeist. :D Now, about MH4 starting, this is not MacHeist 4, we know this, this is just a pre-season game to warm people up, then there will be the giving tree in December with MacHeist 4 coming in January, this is what history tells us anyway.

From what I've read from past MacHeists, the apps are usually not eligible for future upgrade pricing. In other words, when an upgrade comes along you must pay full price; is this true?

Always fun, and one of (if no the) friendliest/most helpful Mac user forum online today

I'm sorry, but you guys should not be blogging this. Why do you always give 'ol Philly Ryu attention? He's a talentless hack that has made millions off of Mac developers. The only person that benefits from Mac Heist or any of the other stupid things he does is Ryu. Look at his monumental failure that is My Dream App. How much money did he make on that? How much money did any one else make? Wow, he took the entire Mac community for a ride and screwed them all over. Don't even get me started on that Austin kid.

Well for the most part, the free apps are things you "work" for, and the bundle is just there. If you do any work though, you DO get discounts, alone of which are really awesome.