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Object Desktop 2008 Preliminaries

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Object Desktop 2008 Preliminaries

from JoeUser Forums

It's almost time to start talking about what's happening with Object Desktop in 2008.  2008 will be the single biggest change to the product since its release.

Here are some highlights:

Two versions

In 2008 there will be two editions of Object Desktop:

Object Desktop normal which will remain $49.95 and it will include:

  • Object Desktop LaunchPad
  • WindowBlinds
  • IconPackager
  • DeskScapes
  • DesktopX
  • SoundPackager
  • Theme Manager
  • MyColors with 3 premium themes included

And there will then be:

Object Desktop Ultimate Edition which will be $69.95 and add:

  • TweakVista
  • WindowFX
  • SkinStudio
  • IconDeveloper
  • StyleVista (new program in development)
  • LogonStudio Vista
  • ObjectBar
  • RightClick
  • Keyboard LaunchPad

ALL current users of Object Desktop at the time that 2008 edition is launched will be upgraded to Ultimate Edition.

Another big change is that the user experience of Object Desktop is going to dramatically improve. Gone will be the days of a new user simply getting a serial # and being expected to download Stardock Central to get started.  Instead, a user will download a complete Object Desktop package which will allow them to easily upgrade to updates versions.

The inclusion of MyColors is a pretty big deal as well in that now users will be able to much more easily add new premium themes.  What we'll be doing is that every so often we'll add an additional premium MyColors theme to every active Object Desktop account. So the longer someone is an Object Desktop user, the more stuff they get.

Stay tuned.

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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or, if you want to be sure of the renewal price, renew it beforehand. There is nothing to stop any subscriber paying $35 now and buying another year of full coverage to take effect after their current subscription expires. As Brad says, current users of Object Desktop will be upgraded to Ultimate Edition - and that will only expire when the current subscription does.
Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top
dude, that has to be the most ridiculous statement i've seen posted here in years
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these statements bashing stardock and brad for having two different versions of odnt are quite comical. i have yet to see one that has a valid argument.
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No lump of coal for you this year!  :CONGRAT:  :CONGRAT:  :CONGRAT: 



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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Everyone here is entitled to their very own opinion, they are not required to share the opinions of others, nor is it expected that others will agree with that opinion. Isn't life just peachy that way.  :LOL:  :LOL:  :LOL:  :LOL: 
Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I deal in reality & I give my honest opinion. If someone wants to call me a whiner & basically threaten to shoot me, (as a joke or not), I don't need to support the infrastructure that allows it. Let that person, & your other "Yes" people, reimburse you for any business you lose.
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If you deal in reality, then you have to understand the buisness side of SD. Eventually, all buisnesses have to raise prices or die out. You can't continue to sell newer products at the same price as the older ones. There has to be money to fund growth.

And personally, I don't like being called a "yes" person. Just because I understand and agree with the need for an increase in prices doesn't mean I'm a lemming. It just means I have common sense....

I will continue to support SD because of what they do for the skinning community.....
Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top
dunno if I was reading it wrong in the beginning, or what, but I'm glad Brad went into further detail, as it looked to me like it was going to cost me close to seventy dollars to keep my OD. I guess I'm one of the few people left who still use windowsfx. Thats the only one of the ultimate package I use. I don't understand why we're limited to the my colors suites though. Some of us aren't really sports enthusiasts, is there a possibility there will be an alternative to sports themed suites as part of our subscription?
oh ya and for the record ,- xp user with no hope of up/downgrading to vista in the near or distant future, unless I suddenly become rich and famous or learn how to twitch my nose like samantha.


oops, saw I missed right click which I only just started using occasionally . so two things I use, but only one I prefer to keep if at all possible.
Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top
:NOTSURE:'happycamper88' no one said you had to purchase it or update your subscription....

like it states when you first purchase the system/programs -what have you- you don't have to purchase any future programs to keep what you have already, as I'm sure you already know, you only update your subscription to keep getting the updates...so...

Ease up already ~ easy...

you'll be updated for free; when it comes out, as long as your subscription is still good; so then you can try it out...if not, you've got what you have now, and if you do like it, at least it's just $5.00 more to update (so far as stated here); not a full 70 for new users....

~ Merry Christmas and try to relax ;) ~
Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I honestly don't know why you announced this to begin with. It's not like you're doing anyone but yourselves a favor. That's fine, but puzzling from my end.
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Based on other posts by Brad (and Stardock) this is an effort keep the community that we care about informed.  I'd assume no more, and no less.

Pretty typical for Stardock.



Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i guess happycamper is'nt such a happycamper..lmfao..
Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top
poor thing got herself all up in a tizzy, didn't she? she prolly went off and had an aneurysm from the way she sounded....
Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top
To put any renewal price changes in perspective:

Consumer Price Index for:
October 1997: 161.5
October 2007: 210.177 (30% increase)

Inflation calculator:
1996: $35
2006: $44.79 (28% increase)

Proposed cost of an Object Desktop renewal:
1998: $35
2008: $39.95 (14% increase)

Even at $45 it would be in line with inflation. A $5 hike isn't that much.

Oh, and for amusement's sake - the price of oil
October 1997: $19.20
October 2007: $77.56 (304% increase)
Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top

And lets not forget people who live in Europe.

The £ is now worth 23% more than in 1999 (it was 28% last month) and the Euro is worth an impressive 41% more since 1999.

Reply #63 from WinCustomize Forums Top
wow! i'm 50 years old and happycamper is the first person to ever call me a brown-noser. i guess that's pretty good to have gone this far before being called that name. oh well. it isn't the end of the world. i've been called much worse.
Reply #64 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just bought it yesterday and absolutely love what I got for the money :HOT: 
Reply #65 from WinCustomize Forums Top
excuse me while i go lose some sleep
Reply #66 from WinCustomize Forums Top
LOL. Happy Camper has been around less than 6 months and presume to lecture others about the value of this stuff.

Maybe Happy Camper should go pick up a copy of Style XP. It hasn't been updated in years but at least they haven't increased their price right? Isn't that what matters?

Reply #67 from WinCustomize Forums Top
wow! i'm 50 years old and happycamper is the first person to ever call me a brown-noser.
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In this case shouldn't it be a green-noser anyway. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Reply #68 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You people are funny. I`ve thought about this and I've come up with this --It's just typical buisness,(I'm not saying this company) But,most companies make huge profits by paying employees little, inventing false rising overhead, and alot of our problems (and a very BIG one) is governments running over we the people.

In response to Greenreaper------- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL IN YOUR COMPUTER?
Reply #69 from JoeUser Forums Top

You people are funny. I`ve thought about this and I've come up with this --It's just typical buisness,(I'm not saying this company) But,most companies make huge profits by paying employees little, inventing false rising overhead, and alot of our problems (and a very BIG one) is governments running over we the people.

In response to Greenreaper------- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD TO CHANGE THE OIL IN YOUR COMPUTER?
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Sounds like an opportunity for you to start your own company, pay employees big salaries and sell your products at incredibly low prices that never increase regardless of whether the costs for everything you depend on go up.

I look forward to purchasing your product.

Reply #70 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Could you give us an approximate idea of when OD2008 will released? Also, what programs, if any, will be dropped? Finally, what can we expect as regards MyColors?
Reply #71 from JoeUser Forums Top

I don't think any programs are going to be dropped from Ultimate.

Target date: March 2008.

With regards to MyColors:

https://www.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=171098

Expect a few premium inspired themes each year.  I think content is going to take an increasingly important role as we go forward. I think it's going to be key to be able to demonstrate what is possible with this kind of technology.

Reply #72 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sounds good. Thanks for the quick response. :CONGRAT:
Reply #73 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Anyone who thinks Stardocks stance is unfair should just think one thing - Where do I get as much enjoyment from a piece of software other than this? For the price, it's amazing value and the things it does are equally amazing  :) 
Reply #74 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What annoys me is they are using the new package to hide the fact they are raising the price. I have a thing against marketing gimmicks. In reality we are going to have the current Object Desktop then we have Object Desktop basic, what they call them is a little different. By the way I could never get a job in marketing, it would never work for me.


Now add cursorfx and object dock+, and I might change my tune. By the way, why where these not include in Object Desktop, they look like they would belong to me.

Ohh, and I never saw an official upgrade price 5 bucks is different than 20 buck.

Just to be clear I am personnally not trying to bash stardock, but I was reading all the talk about how wounderfull the new 2008 is going to be and all I could see different for me was the price, so I was just sharing my view.
Reply #75 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ohh, and I never saw an official upgrade price 5 bucks is different than 20 buck.
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The upgrade is $0.

Please, can someone explain the complaining? Peple with Object Desktop pay zilch for Object Desktop Ultimate.