MacHeist Software Bundle Ending This Weekend
The final software bundle for the MacHeist scavenger hunt was announced earlier this week and is on sale until Sunday night. So, this weekend is the last chance to take advantage of this sale.
The final Mac software bundle ($49) includes the following Mac applications: Delicious Library, ShapeShifter, DEVONThink Personal, Disco, RapidWeaver, iClip 4, a Pangea game, Newsfire and Textmate. The total value of the applications purchased individually comes to $307.74.
The promotion has generated a significant amount of controversy amongst Mac developers.
Against: Gus Mueller, Rouge Amoeba
Pro: Will Shipley, Oliver Breidenbach
The debate essentially boils down to the perceived value in giving away applications at significantly discounted prices and the shifting of revenue to the Macheist team. As linked above, however, the developers participating in the promotion appear pleased with the results at this early stage.
Update: Originally Textmate was to be locked until $100,000 in charity was raised, but it appears they have unlocked it early, so it is now available to all purchasers.
The final Mac software bundle ($49) includes the following Mac applications: Delicious Library, ShapeShifter, DEVONThink Personal, Disco, RapidWeaver, iClip 4, a Pangea game, Newsfire and Textmate. The total value of the applications purchased individually comes to $307.74.
The promotion has generated a significant amount of controversy amongst Mac developers.
Against: Gus Mueller, Rouge Amoeba
Pro: Will Shipley, Oliver Breidenbach
The debate essentially boils down to the perceived value in giving away applications at significantly discounted prices and the shifting of revenue to the Macheist team. As linked above, however, the developers participating in the promotion appear pleased with the results at this early stage.
Update: Originally Textmate was to be locked until $100,000 in charity was raised, but it appears they have unlocked it early, so it is now available to all purchasers.
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67 months ago
for reference sake, it appears the applications are full licenses with the exception of Textmate which provides 1.x updates only, but with 2.0 Leopard update coming with a discount.
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67 months ago
I bet my left nut that Will Shipley would not have put Delicious Library 2 in the bundle. It's good for him because his puts in DL1 which has been out ages and sold thousands already. DL2 is out soon and he knows he can make money from upgrades. So let's be clear about that.
I feel kinda sorry for developers who have apps competing against those in the bundle. I really don't see how bargain basement software is good for Mac Software in the longterm at all.
Keep giving people these incredible deals, just don't complain later on when you struggle to sell your software at full price.
I feel kinda sorry for developers who have apps competing against those in the bundle. I really don't see how bargain basement software is good for Mac Software in the longterm at all.
Keep giving people these incredible deals, just don't complain later on when you struggle to sell your software at full price.
67 months ago
Financial analysis by John Gruber on how exploitive the pricing scheme is.
http://daringfireball.net/2006/12/iniquities_of_the_selfish
http://daringfireball.net/2006/12/iniquities_of_the_selfish
67 months ago
Why is everyone getting so upset of this? Many Mac users are not "die-hard" like us and probably wouldn't spend a penny on any of these programs... This is in many ways a win-win.
67 months ago
Financial analysis by John Gruber on how exploitive the pricing scheme is.
http://daringfireball.net/2006/12/iniquities_of_the_selfish
Remind me how a developer can be exploited if they opt in to the program. :confused: :rolleyes:
67 months ago
Maybe it does make more money for MacHeist than it makes for any one developer, but at least developers joined in voluntarily--they weren't forced to.
And I don't know that it devalues anything: it's a SHORT term deal. A holiday sale. Which, like other sales, can have the long-term benefit of raising awareness of certain products. It can also sell products to people who would never have paid full price: better to make some money rather than none, from a buyer who doesn't need/want your product as much as other buyers.
I didn't buy the bundle, but it (and the rest of MacHeist) caused me to learn about apps I might be interested in (or might recommend) later. And I would guess that a lot of people bought the bundle who would never have bought those apps at full price.
I can't speak about the financial details, or whether developers SHOULD have joined in or not, but in general, it seems like a positive thing--putting the spotlight on Mac software and indie developers.
Plus, this sale is the culmination of the whole heist/game thing--it doesn't just stand alone. (People earned additional discounts that way, and the spotlight was put on even more apps--which were given away in non-upgradable but non-demo form.)
And I don't know that it devalues anything: it's a SHORT term deal. A holiday sale. Which, like other sales, can have the long-term benefit of raising awareness of certain products. It can also sell products to people who would never have paid full price: better to make some money rather than none, from a buyer who doesn't need/want your product as much as other buyers.
I didn't buy the bundle, but it (and the rest of MacHeist) caused me to learn about apps I might be interested in (or might recommend) later. And I would guess that a lot of people bought the bundle who would never have bought those apps at full price.
I can't speak about the financial details, or whether developers SHOULD have joined in or not, but in general, it seems like a positive thing--putting the spotlight on Mac software and indie developers.
Plus, this sale is the culmination of the whole heist/game thing--it doesn't just stand alone. (People earned additional discounts that way, and the spotlight was put on even more apps--which were given away in non-upgradable but non-demo form.)
67 months ago
Remind me how a developer can be exploited if they opt in to the program. :confused: :rolleyes:
exploitive of the industry.
67 months ago
exploitive of the industry.
Well, people seem to assume that the Macheist people provided no service and therefore should not have been paid so much (Based on the assumptions on the articles).
But, there is value to promotion. And inherent risk involved... in that if they had not cleared the amount they promised then they would actually have lost money. There was certainly no guarantee they would have sold enough to cover expenses.
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