TheMacPak, Coming Soon..

Mark Howson, the man behind the extremely popular MacAppADay is about to launch a new project, this time selling a software bundle full of ten great Mac applications at an amazing price.

TheMacPak is scheduled to start on the 1st of May, and will retail at $30 for ten great Mac applications. As each day passes and new applications are announced, the price will slightly increase, meaning early buyers will get the best deal.

Mark has given me some exclusive details to reveal to you. 1/2 (half of the bundle, 5 apps) have an estimated retail value of $169.38, none of the 5 apps has a score lower than 4.5/5 at MacUpdate, and the one with the highest iUseThis ranking is 95.

I have secured a discount for GlennWolsey.com readers, keep your eyes pealed for a post announcing the start of TheMacPak with discount details very soon.

Listen to the audio promo, courtesy of TheMacPak.

Comments

  1. #1

    Steffan Williams → www.steffanwilliams.co.uk/blog

    I’m failing to get excited about this. It sounds way too much like macZOT and MacHeist and all those other irritating things that the younger Mac users/developers are doing.
    And I hate them.

    I’ve wasted too much money and time on those things. Anyway, .

    Good luck to him and everyone involved with that.

  2. #2

    Andreas → xgrape.net

    I tend to agree that there has been a bit too much of this already, it’s getting a bit old. But still, who can turn down a good deal?

    What I like about this one, is that the price isn’t all that bad. $30 could be worth it, even if I end up using only 1 or 2 of the apps.

    I’ll keep my eyes peeled thankyou :)

  3. #3

    Joe Jacobs → macfreak.wordpress.com

    Yeah, this is getting old fast. I just think that it’s ultimately shafting the hard working developers.

  4. #4

    elclinto → difted.com

    I love this kind of stuff. Can’t wait to get involved. Thanks!

  5. #5

    Andre → winnopeg.com

    MacAppADay was such a flop, I have no hope for this new site.

  6. #6

    shadownight → thomasgvl.50webs.com

    First, their website design is (currently) awful.

    Second, the part that the price increases as they reveal new apps is moronic. This was a rumor about the MacHeist bundle, and it thankfully didn’t turn out true. You frustrate the people who buy early because they don’t end up getting what they want, and you frustrate the people who buy late because they’re jealous of the people who got it early. And during the whole process, you make people unsure and insecure about their buying decision.

    Plus, there’s no community to support/defend it like there was at MacHeist.

    In addition, at this time, they haven’t announced any donations to charities, something that helped MacHeist PR-wise.

    Furthermore, they have a bad reputation because of the sloppy execution of MAAD.

    Not only that, they look like copy-cats doing this after MacHeist.

    Related issue is that people may be getting tired of these giveaways/special deals (a point that applies to MH 2 as well, but at least that will be later and not marred by all the stuff above).

    Let them prove me wrong, and I’ll be most happy to participate.

  7. #7

    alej744

    Boo…
    I’m waiting for MacHive (.com)

  8. #8

    DeathAxe → justincomparable.com

    I’m waiting on MacHive as well.
    I just hope that TheMacPak won’t be like MysteryZot, where you don’t know what you buy. I don’t want to get a 4th license of AppZapper.

    If the apps interest me, I’ll buy it.

  9. #9

    Dave

    I did some digging, and both sixtyforce and PodTube appear to fit the criteria. Each has a MacUpdate rating of exactly 4.5, and had a 95 rating on iusethis at the time I checked. I would guess one of these is in the bundle.
    As for the criticism for these types of promotions, they seem to be pleasing everyone (developers, purchasers, promoters) since they keep popping up.

  10. #10

    Jim → www.jdempsey.com

    I don’t think anyone is getting tired of cheap software. If you want to pay full price for a bunch of apps, go right ahead.

    What people grow tired of is the monsterous amount of hype that comes along with it, and the (usually) long wait to get to the prize. Prizes should be secured BEFORE the contests/promotion starts, not during it. The mailing out of serial numbers should have a testing period BEFORE the prizes are actually awarded. MacHeist had all kinds of issues getting people the software serials AFTER they already purchased the software. That is unacceptable, and there is absolutely no excuse.

    MacHeist was fun for a lot of people, and for those who didn’t want to go through the “heists” - there were plenty of “spoilers” in the forums that told you exactly how to get free software. Over all, a great experience for the end user.

    In short, these app giveaway promotions need to be thought out. We’ve seen the best and worst of them (as far as the overall experience goes), and it’s clear that people don’t take too kindly to blunders, snags, hidden BS, and excuses for server loads, etc.

  11. #11

    lgbtech

    So MacPak started two days ago. How about that discount you mentioned? :-)

  12. #12

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    So MacPak started two days ago. How about that discount you mentioned? :-)

    It’s coming, I’ll have the coupon code very soon.

  13. #13

    Lars Schaermaker

    So have you heard anything from them? It’s things like this (coming through on a coupon promise) that can give us a tiny indication of how kosher TheMacPak really is.

    If they cannot enable you to announce anything, that will not reflect well on TheMacPak I’m afraid.

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