WinCustomize Subscriptions open, SkinBrowser Beta comes with it!
Wednesday, May 15, 2002 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
The WinCustomize skin browser is now available in beta (though it only works on Win2K/XP right now). It comes as part of your WinCustomize 1-year subscription which for a limited time is only $19.95 for the ENTIRE year (that's less than $2 per month!) Your WinCustomize subscription won't only provide that. During the course of this year you'll receive premium skin suites, exclusive WinCustomize features, unlimited downloads, and more. Plus, you help support a site that has virtually no advertisements, no pop ups, and is very fast and clean. Our hope is that subscribers will be able to make WinCustomize self-sufficient.
To become a subscriber, here is the link:
https://store.stardock.com/addproduct.asp?PRODUCT_ID=ESD-SDS-W052
Please try to use the email address you used on WinCustomize so that the subscriber email addresses can be cross referenced (not required though).
The Skin Browser even in beta is pretty darn cool. It can apply skins DIRECTLY from the site. Heck, just for changing wallpapers it's really cool let alone changing Windows Media Player, WinAmp, DesktopX, WindowBlinds, etc.
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Frogboy
Reply #42 Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:59 AM
Reply #42 Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:59 AM
There will be more details as time goes on. If there are not enough details to make a decision on getting a subscription then clearly the best route is to hold off until you are satisfied.
Regarding the premium skins, premimum skins means we would contract with Pixtudio or someone else to create them. I find it rather disheartening given our long history that anyone would even imagine that we would somehow exploit skin authors.
Regarding the premium skins, premimum skins means we would contract with Pixtudio or someone else to create them. I find it rather disheartening given our long history that anyone would even imagine that we would somehow exploit skin authors.
tinkergaloot
Reply #43 Sunday, May 19, 2002 12:10 PM
Reply #43 Sunday, May 19, 2002 12:10 PM
Frogboy-
I''m not suggesting that there is on your part any attempt to exploit skinners, but you can surely see the point i''m trying to make.
I''m not suggesting that there is on your part any attempt to exploit skinners, but you can surely see the point i''m trying to make.
plainsong
Reply #44 Sunday, May 19, 2002 12:36 PM
Reply #44 Sunday, May 19, 2002 12:36 PM
Yeah, sure we can see the point. Running this kind of site, while seemingly an advertizing expense to the average consumer.. is wildly expensive. I understand that WC and ODNT are two different things in this case, so I hardly think it''s an evil thing to subscribe to both.. however not everyone is gonna see it that way.
On a personal note, Juni and I would probably subscribe in a heartbeat as long as we didn''t have to pay twice.
On a personal note, Juni and I would probably subscribe in a heartbeat as long as we didn''t have to pay twice.
Frogboy
Reply #45 Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:41 PM
Reply #45 Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:41 PM
tinkergaloot - definitely. It would be pretty crummy if the site forced people to pay to access skins that were uploaded by skin authors freely. I''d be at the head of the line crying foul. 
Entilza
Reply #46 Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:45 PM
Reply #46 Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:45 PM
Frogboy maybe you should think about becoming a dentist this looks like as hard as pulling teeth with chopsticks.. it seems simple enough to me.
Take some deep breaths !
Take some deep breaths !
Mike Divine
Reply #47 Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:04 PM
Reply #47 Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:04 PM
OK, one thing I would like to say. I THANK you for giving me a GREAT program that works. I hear the talk. Bottom line, if you want a bit extra, then pay the money, if you do not, then just download what you find and that''s it. Thank You Frogboy and ALL involved.
feline
Reply #48 Monday, May 20, 2002 8:00 AM
Reply #48 Monday, May 20, 2002 8:00 AM
Frogboy, i think part of the problem is simply one of communication.
since i have been following the message boards for a while now (
) i know the details of the subscription. also i have come to trust that stardock will behave honorably, based on my dealings with you over the years.
however, simply looking at the news items, this hasnt been made as clear as it could have been. if you know what is happening, then it all makes sence. however, obviously a fair amount of confusion has been generated.
feline concludes clear communication is harder than you might think
since i have been following the message boards for a while now (
) i know the details of the subscription. also i have come to trust that stardock will behave honorably, based on my dealings with you over the years.however, simply looking at the news items, this hasnt been made as clear as it could have been. if you know what is happening, then it all makes sence. however, obviously a fair amount of confusion has been generated.
feline concludes clear communication is harder than you might think
joetheblow
Reply #49 Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:33 AM
Reply #49 Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:33 AM
Hey, I have the whole object desktop siute but I do not have this skin browser. Is it separate???
Poddytat
Reply #50 Monday, June 10, 2002 12:51 AM
Reply #50 Monday, June 10, 2002 12:51 AM
I am a little upset that for the SECOND time now, I have tried to use the support/email page to get the links to the updated applications, and no response despite a message coming up saying my records were found in the database. I am a subscriber, so that's not it. I have also already set up to have my accounts cross-referenced. email to sales, no good either. Any ideas? I am not running a firewall or anything.
Danamal
Reply #51 Friday, August 2, 2002 12:52 AM
Reply #51 Friday, August 2, 2002 12:52 AM
I understand the need for charging users for this site... but I would like one question answered, what is necissary to become a level 3 user. Thanks to you all who make this site possible.
P.S.
I am not yet a subscriber, for I dont see the benefit of forking out the money to get a skinbrowser that is still in the beta stage that I havent even been able to look at yet.
P.S.
I am not yet a subscriber, for I dont see the benefit of forking out the money to get a skinbrowser that is still in the beta stage that I havent even been able to look at yet.
bigronny
Reply #55 Friday, November 15, 2002 2:14 PM
Reply #55 Friday, November 15, 2002 2:14 PM
ALERT!!!
somebody (for example: ReBBeL http: //www.wincustomize.com/window.asp?Cmd=AUTHORINFO&accountid=388903) submits my wallpaper (https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?authorid=85730) and from other authors their wallpaper with his name!!! >
take care of your artwork!
somebody (for example: ReBBeL http: //www.wincustomize.com/window.asp?Cmd=AUTHORINFO&accountid=388903) submits my wallpaper (https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?authorid=85730) and from other authors their wallpaper with his name!!! >
take care of your artwork!
Iben
Reply #56 Monday, December 30, 2002 5:26 AM
Reply #56 Monday, December 30, 2002 5:26 AM
I just got WinCustomize Subscription and SkinBrowser.I didn't need to but I want to help pay the bills.After trying the SkinBrowser I'm glad I got It . Its great, I recomend it.I have just started using it and I am glad I got It.I'm sure I be even more pleased the more I Explore what I can do with it. 
seldomseen
Reply #57 Monday, January 13, 2003 12:34 AM
Reply #57 Monday, January 13, 2003 12:34 AM
Thanks to all the hard-working people here that put up an unimaginable amount of creations for all of us "citizens" to grab for FREE! My entire interaction with "da box" has changed since I've discovered you skinners and the community. A little wait, you say? I only can say "How can I help?" Thanks to a special community of selfless and dedicated talent. Do what you have to for this site and all the others. 
Svenneke89
Reply #58 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 3:46 PM
Reply #58 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 3:46 PM
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Har The Bar
Reply #59 Sunday, February 16, 2003 11:02 PM
Reply #59 Sunday, February 16, 2003 11:02 PM
why would i pay when i get a bunch of xp themes free?
MrGupps
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Reply #60 Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:04 PM
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Reply #41 Sunday, May 19, 2002 6:30 AM
So, you''re saying a subscription is basically "selling" skins (amongst other things) to those who are subscribers. If that is the case, does the skinner receive any financial reward from your endeavour? If i were a skinner who put a lot of time and effort into making skins, and then saw only Stardock and WinCusto benefitting financially from my work, I''d be mighty pissed off, and would be inclined to speak to a lawyer about the legality of this.