Lifehacker offers Free Alternatives to the MacHeist Bundle
Posted by JohnnyAppleseed | Under Review, Software Thursday Apr 17, 2008
Have we mentioned lately that we love free Mac software here in the CrabApple Forest? Those hard cider drinkin’ boys go all mushy (like Applesauce) over something called the MacHeist Bundle, which to us is simply confirmation of the notion that a lot of Mac software is overpriced and could be sold for less. As Lifehacker explains it:
Every now and then, a web site called MacHeist packages up a handful of popular Mac shareware and offers the entire bundle for a significantly discounted rate. Despite criticisms from developers, MacHeist is an obvious win for consumers looking to score some great shareware on-the-cheap. Now MacHeist is back with another bundle offering 12 Mac apps for a measly $49. …..
We interrupt here to note that $49 is only "measly" if you receive that much value from the bundle. We remember back to our younger days, when we might have gotten ourselves suckered into buying an album containing twelve songs, only to find that one of the songs was pretty good, most of the rest were nothing we’d have spent a dime to hear, and two or three stunk like a week-old dead fish after it had been sprayed by a skunk and then dumped on by a big dog. We are not saying this bundle is like this, but we are reminding everyone that quantity does not necessarily equal quality. Anyway, Lifehacker continues:
To be honest, though, this time around I’m not terribly impressed with the options, so I’m rounding up no-cost alternatives to the current MacHeist bundle (minus the three games) that will give you most if not all of the functionality of their shareware counterparts for a grand total of $0.
Yes!!! Free stuff!!! NOW we’re talkin’! So, thanks to Adam Pash and the gang at Lifehacker, here’s a nice little list of free software that you may find interesting. Of course, we hope to keep turning you on to great free software here in the CrabApple Forest, but we’re not above giving a little Apple-flavored sweetness towards others who compile lists of free Mac stuff.
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