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MacUpdate Bundle: 11 Mac Apps for $49.99, Including Parallels Desktop
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Parallels...are they throwing in the towel?
Basically a give-away in this bundle...has Parallels finally realized that VMWare owns the virtual machine market? Is this their versions of throwing in the towel and saying 'no mas, no mas'?
Basically a give-away in this bundle...has Parallels finally realized that VMWare owns the virtual machine market? Is this their versions of throwing in the towel and saying 'no mas, no mas'?
LOL. I bought both Parallels 7 and VMWare 4 in bundles before. They have both thrown in the towel according to you. I already bought Jaksta a few months back but that was only $30 - not sure when it went up $20. Speed Download 5 has been in a few bundles before as has A Better Finder Renamer. The rest is fluff.
Those bundles often consist of software you'd never buy on their own.
Are you sure Parallels is not as good as VMWare?
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Is this offer available to customers outside of the United States? Or, more specifically, the UK? The price is given in US Dollars and it's an American site therefore I'm a little sketchy... good offer though hence my interest.
Please quote me if you respond as I probably won't come back to the thread. Cheers.
Please quote me if you respond as I probably won't come back to the thread. Cheers.
Caveat emptor...
I bought one of these bundles years ago and found out the hard way that I received special versions that were not upgradeable, so the value claims were misleading. I didn't get product X for less, I got a crippled version of product X for less. Big difference. To be fair, I don't know if they still do this, but that soured me on those so-called "deals."
I bought one of these bundles years ago and found out the hard way that I received special versions that were not upgradeable, so the value claims were misleading. I didn't get product X for less, I got a crippled version of product X for less. Big difference. To be fair, I don't know if they still do this, but that soured me on those so-called "deals."
Well, in the video it made a point to say something to the effect of "these are not crippled versions or downgraded apps. These are the full versions which will receive updates and support just like if you had bought them normally". That right there makes me want to jump on board.
So, this isn't through the mac app store. This is through some website i'd download all the apps at once? Trying to understand. I'm a new mac user and all this is new to me. I'm never sure if i should worry about viruses or shady websites or whatever.
Not sure you understand what Speed Download does. It combines with the FlashGot Firefox add-on (which does files and YT videos) and allows for batch queuing, pause/resume, bandwidth limiting, and has some algorithms to maximize server connection speed. That said, I never upgraded to 5 because they only added features I don't need. But it's definitely worth the money, so don't knock it.
Yes, you can buy this bundle.
I've bought this and similar bundles (from MacUpdate and other sources) and I'm in New Zealand. There will be an automatic currency conversion (and the credit card company will charge a small fee in the process, of course).
Only complication you might run into is if you have never made overseas purchases using your credit card, you should let your bank or credit card company know first, so they don't flag the purchase as possible theft of your credit card details.
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To reiterate what a few others have mentioned, Parallels releases a new version every year, usually in September. So if you're only buying this for Parallels 7 and you're going to want Parallels 8 when it's likely released in 3 months, you're better off waiting to buy a full $79.99 license instead of getting the $49.99 bundle and then later an additional $49.99 upgrade. Obviously if you're also getting this for ScreenFlow or BusyCal then it's worth it.
If I could resell Parallels (as I already have) and Civilisation V (dont want it), that would be great
Got it (and supported MR) mainly for ScreenFlow. Who wants Parallels, BusyCal, Espionage, Attachment Tamer, or KeyCue, PM me with your offer (some of these probably only worth $2).
One of the MacUpdate guys say in the comments section that Parallels and My Living Desktop are only for 1 Mac. Others can be installed on several Macs.
One of the MacUpdate guys say in the comments section that Parallels and My Living Desktop are only for 1 Mac. Others can be installed on several Macs.
One question: do I need an Apple account to buy this? I don't yet have an iMac (hopefully soon...), but I can't let this opportunity pass me by.