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It's over... a final message from the Directorate
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You guys did an excellent job, produced excellent results and helped users and developers alike!
The charity aspect of MacHeist is amazing and made the purchase that much easier!
Take a much-deserved vacation ... you guys have been running 1000 MPH! 
i've got hubert.
the combo for the monkey ... that's the deal.
don't try anything funny or hubert goes bye-bye.
December 18, 2006 4:57 pm
cmundhe wrote:
Hey Chiraac, I don't believe a word you say, and when you send me somewhere I still tend to think it's to lead me away from the loot :-p ;-)
Namaste, Tom
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December 18, 2006 7:21 pm
This was such a fun event. As a pretty new mac user, it was a great introduction into the community. Thanks everyone!
keendog.blogspot.com
December 18, 2006 7:50 pm
I'd like to thank everyone as well, not only Phill, John, Adam, Scott and the rest of the team, but also Ænima, RightOn and Nollid for being such great modernators, all of the participating developers, and of course the great forum community.
Sniff 
Back on my two feet
December 18, 2006 10:24 pm
Uhm, Phill! Do you know your name isn't on the homepage? 
From John, Scott, Adam, Chiraag, Schlaeps, and Joe, here's wishing everyone a happy holiday season and an even happier new year. From the bottom of our hearts, we can't thank you enough for making MacHeist such a memorable event which we will always treasure.
MacHeist is sweet. Period.
December 18, 2006 10:50 pm
Wow, just about over. It's been an awesome and far too distracting experience ! I'm amazed I made it through finals with all of this.
My thanks go out to all of the directorate, the truly great community I've been lucky enough to be a part of, my fellow mods, and another huge thank you to the developers involved. I refuse to list individuals because I know I'll leave people out and then feel like an ass 
. You all know who you are. I look forward to seeing you folks around and I'm sure I'll keep in touch w/ at least a few of you. I'm horrible at that so don't leave it all up to me! Hopefully I'll be remembered in a somewhat decent light by some 
.
"It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity."
- Albert Einstein
December 19, 2006 12:17 am
I know I already posted in this thread, but I left out my thanks to the moderating team for making these forums a pleasure to hang out in! Merry Christmas & Happy NewYear to all!
Bad command or file name. Go stand in the corner
December 19, 2006 12:43 am
cmundhe wrote:
Over 200,000k raised for charity?
The correct statement would be: Over 200k raised for charity!
200,000k = $200,000,000
200,000k != $200,000
Nonetheless, congratulations on this accomplishment and I'm looking forward to the Final Heist! Make it a memorable one.
December 19, 2006 1:30 am
Yeah, sorry, forgot the kudos to the mod team :! So here: Long live ya!
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December 19, 2006 1:47 am
December 19, 2006 2:55 am
December 19, 2006 12:24 pm
cjedj wrote:
phillryu wrote:But after MacHeist, which will go down as one of the biggest successes in the history of Mac shareware, you have sent a message loud and clear: the state of Mac shareware is stronger than ever.
Which should read, "...the state of my bank balance is stronger than ever".
You lot are so far up your collective arses its unbelievable.
OK, the fans are on - get flaming, lemmings.
hahaha, wot a nob.
n e way, well done phill and co. thanks for a good time etc. Peace
December 19, 2006 4:08 pm
Thanks a bunch! I have been a loyal mac user for over 20 years. I bought my family a new imac for christmas and this was the perfect package of shareware for it. The mac community has always been the best!
December 19, 2006 4:31 pm
where on the website can you purchase the bundle. Or can you not get the software with solving a mission. I don't know i just found the website.
December 20, 2006 4:11 pm
superitalian92 wrote:
where on the website can you purchase the bundle. Or can you not get the software with solving a mission. I don't know i just found the website.
The bundle sale is over.
Heist #6 will appear under the Briefings section soon.
Back on my two feet
December 20, 2006 6:27 pm
superitalian92 wrote:
where on the website can you purchase the bundle. Or can you not get the software with solving a mission. I don't know i just found the website.
The bundle deal only stayed up for one week and it expired few days ago, sorry about that 
December 20, 2006 7:14 pm
Hey, just so you know there is still a link on the Macminute website saying the bundle is still available (I missed it and regret missing it and go all excited for a minute).
Peace to all and yes, a wicked nice job...
December 20, 2006 11:22 pm
I wanted to toss my 2 cents (and thanks) in as well. The heist team did a great job through sickness, rude memebers and verious other problems that we were all here for. I missed heist 5 due to haveing to send my MBP in for a display replacement and missed the bundle due to sheer laziness, but it's all good. I had a great time on the heist, the apps were just the icing on the cake. Keep up the good work guys, look forward to the next heist and what will come after. Thanks again
MacBook Core Duo 2.0Ghz 2GB RAM, 100GB HD OSX 10.4.8
December 24, 2006 12:46 am
Yes, it has been fun, great site, great community, great heists
BUT
tromba wrote:
^^Quote from link:
"Estimated total sum paid by MacHeist to the developers of the bundled applications, based, yes, on anonymous sources, but which figure I stand behind, and which, I will further note, has not been disputed since I wrote about it last week: $66,500
Estimated total costs for advertising, web hosting, and web site development: $40,000
Estimated profit for the MacHeist team: $463,500"
Jesus! Dont you think you should have paid the devs a little bit more than that? I mean this site was obviously an immense amount of work to put together, but you guys practically robbed those devs blind!
And is heist 6 coming, or is MacHeist dead?
December 26, 2006 5:59 am
Whoa, whoa whoa ...
Oh, OK, Christmas/Solstice/Hannukkah/Kwanzaa are over, so then, folks, go on and be as unkind again as you are all the rest of the year ;-) (NOT!)
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December 28, 2006 7:31 pm
Hey, does anybody notiece that it says "It's over... a final message from directorate"?
It means there will be no heist 6 and whatever....
January 19, 2007 4:17 pm
January 19, 2007 5:59 pm
kickfliperjo wrote:
Hey, does anybody notiece that it says "It's over... a final message from directorate"?
It means there will be no heist 6 and whatever....
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT.
then shut up and stop posting.
or learn to read. read the CONTEXT of the statement.
Green Team 4Lyfe
January 19, 2007 8:05 pm
diordna wrote:
But it's still getting pretty stupid around here.
Ain't that the truth! I'm having trouble even finding threads that look worth visiting, much less commenting on, at this point.
My guess now is it'll be big news when the 6th heist shows up, and will probably be a precursor or lead-in of some sort to Phill's next project. That also means it could be a month or more, as he gets everything in place - and I'm not hanging out to go through the silliness here every few days for something that's possibly months away.
Bit disappointed in the wait, since it wasn't indicated we'd be waiting weeks or months instead of a week or two, but learning to adjust my expectations. After the marketing wizardry we just witnessed, I suppose I just find it surprising. *shrugs*
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
January 20, 2007 3:37 am
step wrote:
My guess now is it'll be big news when the 6th heist shows up, and will probably be a precursor or lead-in of some sort to Phill's next project. That also means it could be a month or more, as he gets everything in place...
Maybe it is a test to see which are the most faithful to the website. Maybe for helping with the site, etc. Oh well, I sure hope it comes soon!
January 20, 2007 6:46 am
I'm inclined to think that everyone might be setting themselves up for disappointment at this point. After the success of Macheist it's very easy to not only feel like the bar has been set extremely high but that the promoters of the site may have lost their sense of motivation behind seeing this out.
<insert out-dated referral link here>
January 20, 2007 2:17 pm
tech wrote:
I'm inclined to think that everyone might be setting themselves up for disappointment at this point. After the success of Macheist it's very easy to not only feel like the bar has been set extremely high but that the promoters of the site may have lost their sense of motivation behind seeing this out.
Their motivation was the cash and that motivation is now gone. Why would they stick around?
January 20, 2007 4:57 pm
Warbrain wrote:
Their motivation was the cash and that motivation is now gone. Why would they stick around?
I don't know how on the mark this still is, but when they started out with MacHeist, they weren't about money. They were about blowing the shareware world wide open so that everyone could see what was there. After MacHeist I am now not so disinclined to look for shareware. Their goal was to expose all of the great things that developers are doing on the Mac, and I think that that goal was accomplished ever more so than they ever could have imagined. They are picking their moment to end this great event off with a bang. Heist 6 deserves to be the best. Heist 6 will be the best. Heist 6 is coming we just don't know when.
January 20, 2007 6:29 pm
boboboe wrote:
Warbrain wrote:Their motivation was the cash and that motivation is now gone. Why would they stick around?
I don't know how on the mark this still is, but when they started out with MacHeist, they weren't about money. They were about blowing the shareware world wide open so that everyone could see what was there. After MacHeist I am now not so disinclined to look for shareware. Their goal was to expose all of the great things that developers are doing on the Mac, and I think that that goal was accomplished ever more so than they ever could have imagined. They are picking their moment to end this great event off with a bang. Heist 6 deserves to be the best. Heist 6 will be the best. Heist 6 is coming we just don't know when.
Can you tell me the name of the pills you are taking? I might be interested in taking some...
February 14, 2007 5:59 am
boboboe wrote:
Warbrain wrote:Their motivation was the cash and that motivation is now gone. Why would they stick around?
I don't know how on the mark this still is, but when they started out with MacHeist, they weren't about money. They were about blowing the shareware world wide open so that everyone could see what was there. After MacHeist I am now not so disinclined to look for shareware. Their goal was to expose all of the great things that developers are doing on the Mac, and I think that that goal was accomplished ever more so than they ever could have imagined. They are picking their moment to end this great event off with a bang. Heist 6 deserves to be the best. Heist 6 will be the best. Heist 6 is coming we just don't know when.
MH Addict..... Thats called realism! Can't you see that there is no heist 6 months after mac-world and new year? 
February 14, 2007 11:08 am
kickfliperjo wrote:
MH Addict..... Thats called realism! Can't you see that there is no heist 6 months after mac-world and new year?
Can't you see the directorate's posts that say they're working on it?
As a side note, we haven't seen boboboe around at all in a long time... weird...
Back on my two feet
February 14, 2007 10:00 pm
shadownight wrote:
kickfliperjo wrote:MH Addict..... Thats called realism! Can't you see that there is no heist 6 months after mac-world and new year?
Can't you see the directorate's posts that say they're working on it?
As a side note, we haven't seen boboboe around at all in a long time... weird...
Don't worry, I'm still here but I have been reall, really busy in the last few weeks so I haven't been able to be on as much as I usually am. I'm sticking here until the end
February 15, 2007 12:03 am
Kickfliperjo: If you think there is no Heist six, you must be right. Therefore, STOP COMING TO THESE FORUMS. DO US A FAVOR AND LEAVE. THERE WILL BE A HEIST SIX AND WE'RE SICK OF HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT HOW IT WON'T HAPPEN.
/rant
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” -Albert Einstein
February 17, 2007 11:33 pm
boris91 wrote:
---THIS SITE IS DEAD--- ---THIS THREAD IS DEAD--- ---OTHERWISE THE DIRECTORATE WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING!!!---
AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Back on my two feet
March 12, 2007 11:27 pm
HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO BLIND?! I SEE IT NOW, IT'S ALL OVER11!!11 IT'S DEAD, IT'S DEAD, IT'S DEAA--ADAEAEAEAD!?!*&!^!!!
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
March 13, 2007 2:31 am
why do did you all spell uppercase?
March 14, 2007 1:48 pm
yo, kick. Depends on who you're asking - I yelled because I was making fun of the other yellers. Good excuse, no?
Whistle while you work. Patience is key.
March 14, 2007 6:03 pm