you've got it back asswards don't you think, Stardock prmotes a reason for WinCstomize to exist, not the other way around.

but u cant drive a car with out fuel


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but u cant drive a car with out fuel

But people can still make sounds without making sense....

but u cant drive a car with out fuel

Your right...the car is WinCustomize and the Fuel is Money to keep it running and the destination of your drive is what you are downloading

/me thinks that's pretty clever

i cant see why stardock cant pay the Wincustomize fees or at least 85%!!! becuase without Wincustomize stardock would be nothing dont u think?

#24 by IPlural - 1/11/2004 2:35:23 AM Stardock would be nothing... well I'll tell ya what. WinC could drop dead this instance and Stardock will be around for many years to come... you've got it back asswards don't you think, Stardock prmotes a reason for WinCstomize to exist, not the other way around. Looking at it the way you present it is like saying the only reason your parents exist is because you were born.

but u cant drive a car = stardock
with out fuel= Wincustomize

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Boy you do have it backwards. I have Favs for close to 80 skinning sites and none of them, including this one would have a reason to exist if StarDock didn't create the software that uses the files that are stored at all these sites.

Think of Wincustomize as a bus.

Stardock bought it, and pays for the road it runs on.

The Admins are the 'Driver'...

And currently the coach is pretty bloody full....one or two empty seats only...

Trouble is....of the 40 or so passengers, ONLY ONE actually bought a ticket to pay for petrol [gas]...and he paid child's fare....

 

Understand it yet?...

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ooooohhh Jafo is driving?

yeah solid nuts, stardock bought the bus

Jafo is driving....the bus

"One of these days Alice....."

ooooohhh Jafo is driving?

/me double checks seatbelt and hangs on tight...

or you can rotate

I don't think I can pass this one up!

been there, done that...who knows, I just might do it again someday

Jeez .... (looks for bunker entrance!) .... I bet you certainly can CC!
Wombat exits stage right at warp factor 5!



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Think of Wincustomize as a bus.

I get it!
Frank Zappa .... "The Mudshark"?

Think of Wincustomize as a bus.

Would this be anything like The Partridge Family bus??

Merry Pranksters?

Would this be anything like The Partridge Family bus??

More like The Who's "Magic Bus"

i picture jafo as the greatful dead guy with neon fuzzy teddy bears around him..

I have never understood this argument...without stardock,winc would just be another wallpaper site,without winc,stardock would have to rely on these other skinning sites to generate interest in their products.Stardock pays dearly for this exposure here,so whats the prob?Makes sense to me and is obviously working pretty well.If I had become interested in windowblinds thru one of the non-stardock related sites,I would still be using that pirate copy of WB I started with.It was wincustomise that made me want to join the family.

Likewise really, apart from the piratey bit

If it wasn't for Wincustomize I probably wouldn't have bought an OD subscription - this site is the best showroom for what Stardock products can do and sold me on the idea within a few days.

may be, but (just as an example) im 16 and don't get as much money as an adult. in order to have full access i have to buy OD for 49,95$ and subscribe to winc for 20$ for two years????? i'll be forced to, because of the evaluation tim of wb (2 month)... great!
on the other hand its just a great idea, and so i'll pay.

and no everyone hates me and won't download my stuff

LA Warewolf, not thinking beyond your own situation? What about the owners of Wincustomize's situation? They pay to uphold the site too, perhaps they would like to have some of that money for other things, but no, they spend that money on upholding the site because they want to bring the joy of skinning to everyone. 50 megs of download is very generous I think.
If you've downloaded 50 megs worth, and want more, you should pay a little and buy a subscription.

I mean, say you get paid every 2 weeks, if you set aside $5 from every paycheck, in 2 months you have enough to buy an account, for 2 YEARS!

#45 by Mr DannyKII - 1/11/2004 3:59:41 PM may be, but (just as an example) im 16 and don't get as much money as an adult. in order to have full access i have to buy OD for 49,95$ and subscribe to winc for 20$ for two years????? i'll be forced to, because of the evaluation tim of wb (2 month)... great! on the other hand its just a great idea, and so i'll pay.

If you buy OD you cross-reference that account here. In other words, if you buy OD, you're automatically a subscribed member.

#46 by Mr DannyKII - 1/11/2004 4:03:07 PM and no everyone hates me and won't download my stuff

Nobody hates you...maybe they just don't like your two boot skins. I doubt "Nobody loves me" posts will win you any friends.

Orion, if you buy OD and cross-reference, you get unlimited downloads at WC yeah, but buying the WC acct. gives you even more perks..

#45 by Mr DannyKII - 1/11/2004 3:59:41 PM may be, but (just as an example) im 16 and don't get as much money as an adult. in order to have full access i have to buy OD for 49,95$ and subscribe to winc for 20$ for two years????? i'll be forced to, because of the evaluation tim of wb (2 month)... great! on the other hand its just a great idea, and so i'll pay.

Not quite right.......... although ObjectDesktop is a great value, you don't have to buy the whole package, and you certainly don't have to buy the WC subscription on top of that, just to have unlimited downloads. People do this to help the site, but isn't required. All Stardock requires is that you purchase any Stardock product..... even CursorXP for 10 dollars will get you full access. It's great when people go above and beyond the call, and purchase the full OD pakage, CursorXP, and a subscription, but you're certainly not required to.