DownloadMix is a new service that offers premium software bundles at a hugely discounted price.
Each month, DownloadMix provides a different package of eight hand-picked applications. There's no subscription and no catches – just a one-off payment of US$9.99/£9.99/AU$16.61 for a bundle.
The February bundle includes eight full programs that usually retail for a combined total of US$300 (about £210, AU$380).
DownloadMix's February package
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