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Nov 11 2008

Parallels lays it on thick with tongue-in-cheek ad promoting Parallels Desktop 4.0

Poking fun at vaporware hype and the outlandish claims of some software developers, Parallels’ latest video promoting the announcement of Parallels Desktop 4.0 went live of YouTube on Friday under the title Man’s Greatest Achievement.

While the new edition of Parallels Desktop still allows users to run Microsoft Windows on thier Macs and sports faster performance while using fewer resources, the video jokingly claims it will “stop and reverse the affects of global warming, it will eliminate our need for fossil fuel.”

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac is available for USD$79.99. New users can test a free, fully-functional copy for 15 days. Current Parallels Desktop users can upgrade their existing software for only USD$39.99 — a 50% off promotional price available until November 30, 2008. Users that purchased version 3.0 on or after September 1, 2008, qualify for a free upgrade to version 4.0.

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Oct 8 2008

NetSketch brings collaborative sketching to the iPhone and iPod touch


Check out this video of NetSketch NetSketch brings collaborative sketching to the iPhone and iPod touch 1.3! It’s a collaborative drawing application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Even though it looks like a regular pixel paint app, it’s actually vector-based and allows you to sketch in real-time with friends on multiple iPhones.

The new version, which is a free upgrade, features a tabbed color picker to easily switch brushes, colors and sizes as you draw and an improved email function that can now more reliably email large drawings.

NetSketch sells for USD$5.99 from the iTunes App Store.

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Feb 12 2008

Yazsoft announces major Speed Download 5 upgrade and is a major outrage to users

sd5 screen 20080212 193548 Yazsoft announces major Speed Download 5 upgrade and is a major outrage to users

Yazsoft has announced the availability of Speed Download 5. The company claims this new version is a complete overhaul that combines a turbo-charged download auto-resuming manager, a fully featured secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with full encryption, and complete .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity.

According to the press release,
everyone who purchased Speed Download 4 between Jan 1, 2008 and Feb 12, 2008, may upgrade to SD 5 for FREE. Speed Download 5 can be purchased from the Yazsoft web site for USD$25 for a single user license.

This is where things have gotten sticky. Do you remember that MacHeist bundle that was on sale at the beginning of the year? And by “beginning of the year” I mean between Jan 1, 2008 and Feb 12, 2008. Does that ring a bell? Speed Download 4 was one of the dozen or so applications included in that bundle. Thus, anyone buying the MacHeist bundle should be entitled to a FREE upgrade, right? Well, not according to Yazsoft. In the comments section under Speed Download on MacUpdate, the developer has written,

The update window that shows up clearly says at the very top that ‘Speed Download 5 is a paid upgrade’. We put it at the top specifically so that it’s the first thing people see. It’s also everywhere on our website.

As for the complaints from MacHeist users, I believe the confusion comes from an incorrect and potentially misleading note on the MacHeist website with regards to Speed Download. They state that all ‘UPGRADES’ are free. That was never quoted by us. As always, all ‘UPDATES’ are free.

Regardless, we are offering all MacHeist users the possibility to upgrade to SD5 at reduced pricing.

Hope that helps answer any questions and concerns.

Clearly, the questions and concerns continue. The MacHeist forums are ablaze and users are outraged. To me it seems quite simple: the press release states the bracket of dates within which the previous version of the product was required to be purchased in order for the user to be entitled to a FREE upgrade. The MacHeist bundle purchases were well within this bracket and thus they are entitled to Speed Download 5.

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