There is definitely a great divide between those who like the concept behind MacHeist and those who do not. Regardless, the event hands out a plethora of free software, puts a decent bundle up for sale at the end, raises a fair amount of money for charity each year, and—despite how some people feel—doesn't force a single developer into participating.

This year, the promotion has netted users a number of applications worth over $500, including Scribbles, Typinator, and KavaTunes. The event is now winding down, the bundle is ready to go, and the team is trying something new: it's announcing the bundle live via web stream. Tomorrow night at 8:00PM EDT Lisa Bettany, who plays one of the main characters in the briefings; Veronica Belmont, host of a number of shows on PSN; and Chris Pirillo, CNN.com tech personality, will be revealing the included applications.

Last year, the bundle had some quality applications in it. For $49, purchasers got popular apps such as 1Password, CoverSutra, CSSEdit, and Pixelmator, as well as some lesser-known stuff to fill out the bundle. Needless to say, some people are pretty excited to see what this year's bundle brings.

I am sworn to secrecy, but I have seen this year's bundle. I can say that there are a couple of apps included that I could see myself using on a fairly regular basis and possibly making part of my everyday workflow. Additionally, there are some apps that I'm interested in trying, but without the bundle, I probably wouldn't consider purchasing. There are also some applications in this bundle that may give some popular mainstays in the Mac community a run for their money with the added publicity.

The web stream can be viewed tomorrow night by going to macheist.com.