Online promoter MacZOT has partnered with top Mac software developers to create a software shopping experience with incentive. MacZOT is designed to increase exposure for Mac software. The difference is a “deal” approach rather than an archive or version tracking approach. Visitors to the site can download and try that day’s software. If they like it, they can register it through MacZOT before the day is over.
“We’ve partnered with many of the top developers to create a fun atmosphere for discovering rare deals.” says MacZOT founder Brian Ball in the press release. “We’re not as much a reseller as a promoter. We work hard to promote a focused offering by getting the developers involved more than other reseller channels. We hope to also create a stronger connection to the source of great software and build a community that helps inform others. While software development requires logical thinking, design aesthetics and a sense of how to document the application, getting the word out is a whole separate component to the software business. With several million people in countries all over the world adopting the Mac platform, it’s important to get exposure through news and software update sites as well as channels that sell the product. MacZOT.com is positioned to be a buzz engine for the mac community and mix frequent change with trusted sources for great Mac software. MacZOT members can rest assured they’ll have access to the best of what the Mac developer community has to offer.”
More info here.
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Is this the woot.com of software? or steepandcheap.com?
This sounds awesome!
If they are wise, they’ll get an RSS feed on that page.
Looks like a good idea otherwise.
Sounds like another Versiontracker or Macupdate.com
Of course if you want to know my secret…
http://download.zicos.com/index.php/cat/42/
Zicos isn’t very attractive. The design is atrocious, the organization sucks and the descriptions are way too brief. I’ll stick with versiontracker, and hitsquad for music programs.