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While I’m sure you’re all aware of it by now, TheMacPak has officially started its offer. Think MacHeist, think MacZOT, think someone is getting ripped off somewhere down the line. I automatically think of the xPad debacle and MacHeist ripping people off (please note: my summarizing thoughts on his article).

The offer starts at $30 for a bundle of “10 aware winning games and applications”. The twist is that you don’t get to see what you’re paying for before you buy it. TheMacPak will release information on a new application every few days, however every time that they do the price will go up by $5 up to a maximum of $75. The total price of these applications comes to $288.86 and apparently you do get more than you pay for because these are full versions of the applications (remember MacAppADay? Ouch..) without “stupid loopholes”.

To quote the home page: “great apps and games, no widgets, no heist repeats. 30 dollars”. Really? How come the first app that they’ve decided to show is a MacHeist repeat? I have Pangea Arcade purely because of MacHeist. I’ve not used it, I don’t intend to use it (although it looks okay, I just have a Wii and World of Warcraft); so not only is it a MacHeist repeat, it’s an application I’m not going to use. That has already put me off purchasing the bundle and I’m going to have to say no thank you. I don’t care what else I miss out on because any applications I want I’ve already paid for.

How do you feel about these promotional “buy now, see what you get later” offers and are you going to be buying the Pak?