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There are few ISVs (independent software vendors) who have a following like MacHeist, much less one so well-deserved. They're the makers of some incredibly popular OS X software, including developers' text editor TextMate, media organization app Delicious Library, RSS reader NewsFire, CD burning app Disco, and half a dozen other great programs. Most weeks MacHeist sells its apps for between $15 and $80, but this week they're giving something back. This week and this week only, MacHeist is selling a bundle of ten programs with sticker prices totaling almost $300, for $49.00. The bundle includes the four apps above, plus FotoMagico, ShapeShifter, DEVONthink Personal, RapidWeaver, iClip 4, and one game of your choosing from Pangea. Considering that many thousands have paid that amount for TextMate alone, it sure sounds like a good deal for me, and almost makes me wish I had a Mac. On top of that, MacHeist is giving 25% of this weeks' proceeds to charity, and when you check out you can choose from among eight, or split the donation between them all. So far they've sold over 1,000 bundles and raised more than $10,000 for charity. Way to use your powers for awesome, MacHeist.[Thanks, Mattias and Jean Jacques!]
Update: This is the reason they shouldn't let me write the Mac posts. MacHeist isn't the maker of these fine apps--in the words of commenter L, it's "a FREE shareware application giveaway in which Mac users (and even some Windows users) from all over the world participate in whodunnit type puzzles called 'heists' that the people in charge set up all over the internet." And Dave points out that you'll only get NewsFire and TextMate if MacHeist raises $50,000 or $100,000 for charity, respectively.
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Subscribe to commentsDaveDec 11th 2006 5:03PM
The fine print:
A NewsFire SN will not be sent unless $50,000 is raised, and a TextMate SN will not be sent unless $100,000 is raised.
LDec 11th 2006 4:52PM
Actually, MacHeist hasn't sold any apps at ALL before this week. For the past five weeks, MacHeist has been a FREE shareware application giveaway in which Mac users (and even some Windows users) from all over the world participate in whodunnit type puzzles called "heists" that the people in charge set up all over the internet. It's been a really great five weeks, with over $180 worth of shareware applications given away (though the free versions are usually special MacHeist version apps that cannot be officially licensed or upgraded). The bundle that's on sale right now has been hyped since the beginning and, unlike the previous heists, are actual full-featured licensed versions of the applications.
Another "heist" with free software will take place sometime soon, so if people still want to join in on the last hurrah of MacHeist, by all means do!
SiDec 11th 2006 5:30PM
Its probably worth pointing out that this is a one week only deal. The bundle went on sale at 9AM EST today and will stop selling in one week, then thats it for MacHeist. Its also still possible to get some of the previous free applications. Some were linked directly from the MacHeist "briefing" page where you can just download directly. And theres also the Heist 0.5 mini heist still out there...
DavidDec 12th 2006 12:46AM
Don't forget that if you participated in MacHeist (the weekly heists) you get $2 off for each completed heist.