MacUpdate

MacUpdate
OwnerClario Tech Limited
URLmacupdate.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched1996

MacUpdate is a Mac software download website founded in 1996.[1]

History

In the Inc. 5000 list of private American companies with the fastest revenue growth, MacUpdate was listed 319th in 2008, 114th in 2009, and 233rd in 2010.[1]

MacUpdate has offered several "bundles" offering Mac software at a discounted price.[2][3][4]

The company offered an application called MacUpdate Desktop ($20/year with a 10 day trial) which automatically downloaded and installed updates to other installed applications on a user's Mac.[5] MacUpdate Desktop has since been discontinued.[6]

In 2020, MacUpdate was acquired by Clario Tech ltd., a London-Kyiv based cybersecurity company.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "MacUpdate". Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "MacUpdate's software bundle piles on holiday discounts". Macworld. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "MacUpdate bundle offers Parallels, other apps for $50". Macworld. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "MacUpdate and Bundleecious offer bundles of Mac software joy". Macworld. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "MacUpdate Desktop 5 adds smart scanning, drops price". Macworld. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Download MacUpdate Desktop | MacUpdate". macupdate.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Bazoge, Mickaël (October 19, 2020). "MacUpdate entre les mains du propriétaire de MacKeeper" [MacUpdate Acquired by Clario] (in French). MacGeneration.