New Desktop X Pro Price $$
Monday, November 17, 2003 by ScoobyWRX STi 04 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Someone tell me there is a typo here...
https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/downloads.asp
$499? gimmie a break...
https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/downloads.asp
$499? gimmie a break...
Jafo
Reply #2 Monday, November 17, 2003 4:58 AM
Reply #2 Monday, November 17, 2003 4:58 AM
Thread number 8.....how about a break for everyone else?....
Frogboy
Reply #6 Monday, November 17, 2003 1:11 PM
Reply #6 Monday, November 17, 2003 1:11 PM
It's $500.
Being able to distribute your own stand alone programs is pretty powerful. It's not meant for end users.
bakerstreet
Reply #7 Monday, November 17, 2003 1:32 PM
Reply #7 Monday, November 17, 2003 1:32 PM
Way cheap. Go buy yourself a copy of VC++ and a Petzold book and start making yourself a desktop object. I think you'll find quick that what they are offering is way more convenient for 99.9% of people out there.
I honestly wondered when I saw that this was gonna be available "What is in it for Stardock?". Do the people who use the exe files have to have DesktopX? If not, won't this make DX functionality available to people who don't wanna buy it? Granted, it won't be whole themes, but still...
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I honestly wondered when I saw that this was gonna be available "What is in it for Stardock?". Do the people who use the exe files have to have DesktopX? If not, won't this make DX functionality available to people who don't wanna buy it? Granted, it won't be whole themes, but still...
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kona0197
Reply #8 Monday, November 17, 2003 2:29 PM
I agree
Reply #8 Monday, November 17, 2003 2:29 PM
| Thread number 8.....how about a break for everyone else?.... |
I agree
Styl-X Design
Reply #11 Monday, November 17, 2003 6:02 PM
Reply #11 Monday, November 17, 2003 6:02 PM
an admin please check the thread about 'serialnumber' by mercedes7.
Think its uzee again or he is asking for an illegal serial number or something...
Think its uzee again or he is asking for an illegal serial number or something...
Frogboy
Reply #15 Monday, November 17, 2003 7:06 PM
Reply #15 Monday, November 17, 2003 7:06 PM
Baker - precisely.
With DesktopX Pro, a shop like Pixtudio or other themer could start releasing their own PROGRAMS.
Cool weather object? No problem, now it can be a cool weather program on its own that you can send to anyone regardless of whether they have DesktopX or not.
Of course, like Baker said, the price has to be sufficiently high to offset the lost sales. $499 is the same price as the basic Flash license which is what we see DesktopX being a complementing product to.
We also have DesktopX Enterprise which is $15,000 which has more ActiveX support, a broader license, and can turn themes into programs too.
With DesktopX Pro, a shop like Pixtudio or other themer could start releasing their own PROGRAMS.
Cool weather object? No problem, now it can be a cool weather program on its own that you can send to anyone regardless of whether they have DesktopX or not.
Of course, like Baker said, the price has to be sufficiently high to offset the lost sales. $499 is the same price as the basic Flash license which is what we see DesktopX being a complementing product to.
We also have DesktopX Enterprise which is $15,000 which has more ActiveX support, a broader license, and can turn themes into programs too.
joetheblow
Reply #17 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:33 AM
Reply #17 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:33 AM
Now we are talking!
So can the $499 one be bought by a company who wants to design a desktop with integration with multiple programs for about a few thousand students?
Or is that the 15,000 one?
So can the $499 one be bought by a company who wants to design a desktop with integration with multiple programs for about a few thousand students?
Or is that the 15,000 one?
Frogboy
Reply #18 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:05 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:05 PM
Theme to EXE is only in the Enterprise version.
But for example, you could make an object or group of objects into a program.
For example, I turned my snow flake desktop into a program:
https://www.joeuser.com/brad/snowdesk.zip
But for example, you could make an object or group of objects into a program.
For example, I turned my snow flake desktop into a program:
https://www.joeuser.com/brad/snowdesk.zip
IPlural
Reply #19 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:49 PM
joes thinking along the same lines I'v ebeen thinking
corporate style branding of the dektops!
site licensing ?
Reply #19 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 12:49 PM
joes thinking along the same lines I'v ebeen thinking corporate style branding of the dektops!
site licensing ?
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Reply #1 Monday, November 17, 2003 4:57 AM