[Veltliner]

Just informing you about an opportunity to get some interesting software for free.

1. Mariner Write

2. Write Room

3. Hordes of Orcs

4. Twitterific

5. Tinygrab

6. Shovebox

You can get it here: MacHeist nanoBundle

There are six days left on this. I think the rule is that they send you the software keys once the number of 500 000 downloads has been surpassed. Some apps might be unlocked right away. (source: MacRumors)

[SoBayJake]

Only "Mariner Write" has the 500,000 unlock requirement. All others are immediate (well, once the server catches up!).

I have my 4 serial numbers already. Waiting for ShoveBox, but it says it will be available soon.

[Veltliner]

Originally Posted by SoBayJake 

Only "Mariner Write" has the 500,000 unlock requirement. All others are immediate (well, once the server catches up!).

I have my 4 serial numbers already. Waiting for ShoveBox, but it says it will be available soon.

How did you get your serial numbers?

I haven't gotten a single one so far.

Whenever I click on an icon, I get these "buy now or enter serial number" splash screens.

[ghporter]

I'm doing my part, though I don't do much with games nor Twitter. The rest sound interesting.

[SoBayJake]

Originally Posted by Veltliner 

How did you get your serial numbers?

I haven't gotten a single one so far.

Whenever I click on an icon, I get these "buy now or enter serial number" splash screens.

The page after you clicked "Order" should have said something like "Please wait..we're generating your serial numbers. Bookmark this page and come back in a while to check for them."
The URL is of the form: MacHeist nanoBundle

If you didn't bookmark it, try entering "http://www.macheist.com/order/nano" in your address bar, and see if Safari/Firefox autocompletes.

I never received an email. My ShoveBox serial is now listed.

[hyteckit]

Got serials for everything except for Mariner Write.

I just enter my name, but I guess they have my email on file since I've purchase the last 3 MacHeist Bundles.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by SoBayJake 

The page after you clicked "Order" should have said something like "Please wait..we're generating your serial numbers. Bookmark this page and come back in a while to check for them."
The URL is of the form: MacHeist nanoBundle

If you didn't bookmark it, try entering "http://www.macheist.com/order/nano" in your address bar, and see if Safari/Firefox autocompletes.

I never received an email. My ShoveBox serial is now listed.

I just logged back in and the receipt page had all my serials except for Mariner Write.

[msuper69]

Just downloaded the bundle and got all serials except Mariner Write.

Not bad at all. Thanks for the heads-up.

[moonmonkey]

So how are they making money?

[msuper69]

Just a note about ShoveBox.

It is not a well-behaved Mac application. When you start it, there is no menu displayed so the only way to quit it while entering your initial preferences is to use Activity Monitor. I didn't want to go through all the setup steps right off the bat and discovered that you can't quit it using standard Mac OS X methods. Command-Q is not available.

I'll see what it's like after I go through the setup but really, it's not a good start.

I'm not really complaining as the price is right.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by moonmonkey 

So how are they making money?

Currently they are making "buzz" and getting free market research data ("How much would you pay for the bundle?"). It's a solid, though interesting, business approach.

[patrix]

Originally Posted by msuper69 

Just a note about ShoveBox.

It is not a well-behaved Mac application. When you start it, there is no menu displayed so the only way to quit it while entering your initial preferences is to use Activity Monitor. I didn't want to go through all the setup steps right off the bat and discovered that you can't quit it using standard Mac OS X methods. Command-Q is not available.

It's a menubar app, can't you quit it from there? If not, you can at least skip the setup as far as I can remember.. And if not, it's 3 steps only + "ok" on step 4 lol

So far I like it. Exactly what I was looking for to replace Tomboy Notes from GNOME.
Patrix.

[Veltliner]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I just logged back in and the receipt page had all my serials except for Mariner Write.

Same for me. I hope this gets to 500 000, so we can get that software.

[Veltliner]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

Currently they are making "buzz" and getting free market research data ("How much would you pay for the bundle?"). It's a solid, though interesting, business approach.

Especially Mariner Software. A younger company that also has a pretty much unknown screenwriting software. Tried it out once, but it was impractical. Wasn't as quick to work with like Final Draft. Speed is kind with screenwriting software.

Anyway, Mariner wants more of its apps out there. Even if they are free for some, friends might just get the taste of it, and buy it.

I guess that's one of the rules of the software market: you have no users, you have no sales. Even if you have a lot of free users, you have more chances to have a sale.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Veltliner 

I guess that's one of the rules of the software market: you have no users, you have no sales. Even if you have a lot of free users, you have more chances to have a sale.

Yup. That's how it works in every market.

[64stang06]

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