Comments on: Is MacZOT Running Out of Ideas? http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/ is a music fan from New York. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Is MacZOT Running Out of Ideas? | Fit Living Guide http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-7017 Is MacZOT Running Out of Ideas? | Fit Living Guide Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:11:31 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-7017 [...] excited. Cheap and nice Mac software. However, it seems that recently MacZOT has run out of ideas.read more | digg story Filed under Blog by [...] [...] excited. Cheap and nice Mac software. However, it seems that recently MacZOT has run out of ideas.read more | digg story Filed under Blog by [...]

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]]> By: Steven http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-20 Steven Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:04:12 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-20 We just got spoiled by all the great software MacZOT already had. Just recently I bought MemoryMiner, 1Passwd, and EasyBatchPhoto. I do not think you are going to have a hit every other day but even once a month makes me a happy zotter. We just got spoiled by all the great software MacZOT already had.

Just recently I bought MemoryMiner, 1Passwd, and EasyBatchPhoto.

I do not think you are going to have a hit every other day but even once a month makes me a happy zotter.

]]> By: Dan Ridley http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-18 Dan Ridley Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:09:02 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-18 I'm not sure you can knock a site built off one idea for "running out of ideas." In fact, if anything, ZOT's had a weakness for having too many ideas and too little follow-through. I'm pleased with them, though. MysteryZots have gotten me KIT, rooSwitch, CastLife, Data Guardian, MailTemplate and Pzizz (plus some junk), which isn't bad for $40 or so; and non-Mysteries have gotten me perfectly decent prices on several other applications. They're a young site, they're getting better, and you seem impatient :-) They've featured freeware before. I think they consider that part of their reason to exist is to spread the word about Mac apps, not just sell copies. I’m not sure you can knock a site built off one idea for “running out of ideas.” In fact, if anything, ZOT’s had a weakness for having too many ideas and too little follow-through.

I’m pleased with them, though. MysteryZots have gotten me KIT, rooSwitch, CastLife, Data Guardian, MailTemplate and Pzizz (plus some junk), which isn’t bad for $40 or so; and non-Mysteries have gotten me perfectly decent prices on several other applications. They’re a young site, they’re getting better, and you seem impatient :-)

They’ve featured freeware before. I think they consider that part of their reason to exist is to spread the word about Mac apps, not just sell copies.

]]> By: Kaktus http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-17 Kaktus Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:43:10 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-17 Well, MacZot just got some competition and MacUpdate.com has a better negotiation position then MacZot. MacUpdate.com already have some sort of contact with all developers and offer a better deal then MacZot can offer. MacUpdate.com also only do deals with devs whos apps has a high rating, and by that better apps. Apple also offer a great deal for developers too. http://developer.apple.com/business/hotdeals.html So MacZot can only chose the low-rated apps, and to build value they need to sell them as bundle of some sort. And that's hard. Well, MacZot just got some competition and MacUpdate.com has a better negotiation position then MacZot. MacUpdate.com already have some sort of contact with all developers and offer a better deal then MacZot can offer. MacUpdate.com also only do deals with devs whos apps has a high rating, and by that better apps.

Apple also offer a great deal for developers too.
http://developer.apple.com/business/hotdeals.html

So MacZot can only chose the low-rated apps, and to build value they need to sell them as bundle of some sort. And that’s hard.

]]> By: nate http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-16 nate Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:50:31 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-16 MacZot: 1) Runs off contributions (definately not exclusively), so the more people offer, the more they'll hopefully run. 2) cant cater to the old school users as much (i just got a mac, and cant wait until they put some older apps that they already aired, like soluver up again) 3) Quinn is a sick game, id donate if i werent a poor college student 4) the extensions of the mystery things are a little of a pain, the shoe thing, just do one one day, another, another day. i love zot, i used to woot and midnight box, but zot is much cheaper. n MacZot:

1) Runs off contributions (definately not exclusively), so the more people offer, the more they’ll hopefully run.

2) cant cater to the old school users as much (i just got a mac, and cant wait until they put some older apps that they already aired, like soluver up again)

3) Quinn is a sick game, id donate if i werent a poor college student

4) the extensions of the mystery things are a little of a pain, the shoe thing, just do one one day, another, another day.

i love zot, i used to woot and midnight box, but zot is much cheaper.

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]]> By: Jesse http://alecfeld.com/2006/10/04/is-maczot-running-out-of-ideas/#comment-15 Jesse Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:40:01 +0000 http://alecfeld.com/?p=8#comment-15 The problem isn't that they're running out of idea, but rather that they have a limited pool of apps to pull from. There are only so many, say, sub $50 Mac applications out there and out of those the guys at MacZOT have to first make a deal with the developers of any given app to provide it at the discounted rate. That they often feature apps of questionable use or ones that have already made an appearance really isn't that disturbing a trend. Another similar natured site, Woot (woot.com), does the same thing with a plethora of different products. Oh and the ShoeZOT had nothing to do with shoes. MacZOT is opt-in, so it's up to you to participate. If you don't want to then you don't have to, but it is what it is. Nothing more, nothing less. The problem isn’t that they’re running out of idea, but rather that they have a limited pool of apps to pull from. There are only so many, say, sub $50 Mac applications out there and out of those the guys at MacZOT have to first make a deal with the developers of any given app to provide it at the discounted rate.

That they often feature apps of questionable use or ones that have already made an appearance really isn’t that disturbing a trend. Another similar natured site, Woot (woot.com), does the same thing with a plethora of different products.

Oh and the ShoeZOT had nothing to do with shoes.

MacZOT is opt-in, so it’s up to you to participate. If you don’t want to then you don’t have to, but it is what it is. Nothing more, nothing less.

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