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Worth it completely

Despite the criticism these guys get for making so much and giving so little, they're still looking to give 500,000$ to charity they likely wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

I know some have felt the dev's got the shaft in the past, but for someone who makes a small app that may otherwise never get used, how awesome is it that 50,000 people now have the app, and you've at least gotten some cash for it?

I bought on day 1, and delicious library 2 and times being added are such sweet bonuses. I've been a die-hard Things user, so I'm curious to see how the hit list pans out...

And the heist itself was awesome entertainment, incredibly well thought out. I feel like I'd pay some amount just for the entertainment of the whole thing. I can almost guarantee I'll be in for next year too...
 
Delicious Library 2 & iSale make it worth it

Delicious Library 2 is worth the price alone! Not to mention iSale...
This is a steal folks! Macheist is great for these type of deals. This is my second bundle with them...

I would never fault them for making a ton o' money! That is the way it works! The fact that they are giving anything to charity is awesome!
 
Macheist

I bought in early - and I'm happy with the bundle.

I know my wife is going to do a clearout of the house as we prepare to renovate, so iSale will fit the bill nicely - I've already set that one up!!

I have an iPhone, so the phone viewer had to be useful.

We have an 11 year old visit regularly, so games will pay for themselves.

And was keen to see BoinxTV unlocked - there's potential use in there for me as well.

Then to find Delicious Library available too - bingo!!!

And there's great feedback on Times, so that will get a looki-in.

All-in-all, excellent value and a chance to direct some funds to charity - even from as far away as Australia!!! Feel-good factor: 10.


Cheers! Gary2002
 
Yeah, I went ahead an jumped on it too. I've been thinking about getting Wiretap Studio for awhile now... (hello ringtones from my Simpsons DVD's- woot!)
 
I thought the bundle was great even for DL 2 alone. I watched that video and i just had to laugh. That girl they were talking to seemed nervous/unsure. Not to mention that face she gives at the end. "Thank you for talking to me" *looks down* lol :D

maybe she didn't want her mom to see her on the web in that see thru shirt :p
 
here's a thing.

I tweeted about the macheist, thing, I was able to convince them to buy it as soon as they found out that most of profit goes to charity. (because people want to help in these troubled times, (DRINK VODKA))
 
Sleazy? One half MILLION bucks for charity?

Is everybody whoring for MacHeist now? Tweets, TUAW, MacRumors, ect... on into infinity.

It's kind of sleazy now, eww.

Just call me a Happy Hooker! You can find me down on the MacCorner shilling for MacHeist. The Mac Street is big enough to include all kinds of people including us lowlifes that like learning about new and interesting software.

This is also a great way for new developers like the young men who developed Picturesque ...these Aussie kids are still in school and are certainly NOT seasoned professionals that can put together a marketing strategy that will put their product in 50,000 hands. (I read about them on their web-site after I bought the bundle. They won the Young Developer Award at MacWorld. I think the MacHeist team bought them some free Sushi also to entice them...)

PS. You forgot to mention SlickDeals.com which has a MacHeist post under Hot Deals for software!
 
I bought the first day after patiently waiting for months.

What I've found in the past is that there are gems throughout. The bundle usually includes at least one that I've been eying and that makes the bundle immediately a bargain. I get what I want at a lower price and a bunch of other stuff to boot.
This year it was WireTap Studio.

The great thing is that I discover and "need" some of the other apps as the year goes forward.

It's just an insane deal.
 
Today I started playing with BoinxTV and it alone is worth the $39. A must have App for those Podcasters, Live Online and Offline Video Production.
Yeah, because it's really worth $199... ;)

Worth is actually relative to need. And even though I wasn't impressed with getting an *expensive* app thrown in, thinking it was way beyond my skill or need, it's turned out to be fairly easy and fun.

No "need" yet but I accidently did quite a comical clip of myself since iSight was recording all my facial expressions as I was trying to figure it out. It should provide good entertainment value to the family.
 
I bought mine after the first few days, and there are some great apps this time!

My "Had to haves" were Wiretap Studio and PhoneView. iSale looks good, although I really like GarageSale that I bought like 2 years ago. Kinemac is cool, cos I've been wanting a program to help me create video intros, and I was *really* waiting for BoinxTV to be unlocked, so it'll be interesting to download and try that one.

I didn't know about World of Goo before this, but it's a really good game as well.

All these apps for only 40 bucks? Unless you already own these apps, or absolutely NONE of them interest you, there's no reason NOT to get this bundle!
 
Loving World of Goo - took up most of my weekend though!

Please could someone use my referral link?

EDIT : Removed my link - two people must have used it. Thanks!!!

I will edit it out if and when I get two referrals to give someone else a chance.

Much appreciated!

Thanks

Marcos
 
I believe there wont be easily a better option for 39 dollars. ( And DON't for forget that 25% goes to charities )

I hope Hitlist and Esperesso gets unlocked. ( I really like Hitlist, it is a beautiful mixture of OmniFocus and Things)
 
I watched the MacHeist bundle reveal show and purchased immediately after. I have not had a lot of time to use the apps yet, but I am happy with the value of the bundle. I'm really looking forward to having The Hit List unlocked.
 
So wait... I don't get it, do the people who buy it now not get the unlocked items? Or does everyone get them once they are unlocked? Pardon my ignorance.


Edit: nevermind...I didn't read the whole thing.
 
The last few times they've done this the people who bought the bundles got "LE" versions of software which couldn't be updated when the developer released new versions because the key codes only worked on these special MacHeist versions.
 
Purchased through teh MacRumors link. :)

PhoneView and The Hit List look good, and World of Goo is apparently quite good fun.. So I'm thinking them + 25% to charity isn't a bad thing.



The last few times they've done this the people who bought the bundles got "LE" versions of software which couldn't be updated when the developer released new versions because the key codes only worked on these special MacHeist versions.

Hasn't happened when I've bought them.....
 
i bought delicious library full price almost a month ago, and bought the bundle on day 2... how annoyed am i that it now comes with it free. oh well the bundle is well worth it, with my fave apps being wiretap studio and world of goo
 
Hi folks,

It looks like the HitList unlock target will be met! :)

This bundle really is great - IMO the best one they have done. :)

Cheers,

Dan
 
great bundle

it's a great deal... I was about to get Kinemac for the $300 retail

The $39 are way worth it just for Kinemac (to do 3d animations), WireTap Studio (record any audio even streaming or internet radioand quick-edit it), and BoinxTV (videocasts- still learning it but it looks great).

"Times" is a great extra for managing all rss feeds with a newspaper-like GUI. Picturesque, Acorn, Delicious and LittleSnapper come in handy for my .mac site and presentations (instead of going into photoshop or illustrator for every little thing)... PhoneView seems great for when I get an iPhone, and although I have no current need for iSale, SousChef, EventBox and the games, I'm sure the'll come in handy someday in the near future...

I'm sure the last 2 apps WILL get unlocked (Espresso and Hitlist)... roughly 2,800 bundles to go (=$27000 to hit the 500,000 goal). Espresso seems like a good-simple code editor... and it also seems TheHitList looks promising, specially since Things fails multi-mac sync.

So, (IMHO) go get it! ... totally worth it.
cheers!
 
Buyer beware. Their order-processing system is pretty messed up, as the 40+ pages of people who have had orders go wrong (multiple charges, charges with no order arriving, Paypal transaction IDs not matching, Credit card payments going to a white screen, etc etc) will attest.

I've ended up being charged twice - once on credit card, once on Paypal despite their system telling me the Paypal order failed - and only received the bundle receipts about 72 hours later. Still waiting for a refund on the dupe.

I got the bundle for Wiretap, Kinemac and World of Goo - all of which are great. I'm a little annoyed with having to chase up for a refund though. The mods on the forums that are dealing with it are absolutely swamped. Emails to the advertised support addresses seem to garner no reply at all.
 
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