What the hell did I pay $20 for?
Friday, May 21, 2004 by madcat75 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Seriously what did I pay $20 for? Just so I could download some skins and themes I'd get bored of in less than 3 days? Come on really..... I only have maybe 3 or 4 skins I really like on this site, good grief.
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Apocalypse_67
Reply #22 Friday, May 21, 2004 5:11 PM
Reply #22 Friday, May 21, 2004 5:11 PM
Ok here is my 'Columbo' point of view.
Kristina, you paid $20.00 for a WC subscription in order to have unlimited access and downloads from the site, yet out of the 2800 skins (this is only counting WB Skins) you only have 3 or 4 that you like. Wouldn’t it been better to browse thru the libraries and make sure there were enough skins that you like before purchasing the subscription.
NOW..... I can only assume that you have all the freeware and trial version of the programs. Correct?? Because if you had purchase, per example, WindowBlinds from Stardock, you would have unlimited downloads and you didn’t have to purchase a WC subscription.......... AND, you would also be enjoying all the cool extra features that only come with the full purchased version of the programs.
So for future references, always browse, ask and look into things before you spend any money.
Kristina, you paid $20.00 for a WC subscription in order to have unlimited access and downloads from the site, yet out of the 2800 skins (this is only counting WB Skins) you only have 3 or 4 that you like. Wouldn’t it been better to browse thru the libraries and make sure there were enough skins that you like before purchasing the subscription.
NOW..... I can only assume that you have all the freeware and trial version of the programs. Correct?? Because if you had purchase, per example, WindowBlinds from Stardock, you would have unlimited downloads and you didn’t have to purchase a WC subscription.......... AND, you would also be enjoying all the cool extra features that only come with the full purchased version of the programs.
So for future references, always browse, ask and look into things before you spend any money.
IPlural
Reply #23 Friday, May 21, 2004 6:04 PM
Reply #23 Friday, May 21, 2004 6:04 PM
oh now I remember, for all the fantastical peoples who also support the site, for all the fantastical peoples who provide the skins, themes, wall, icons and on and on for others to make use of, for all the fantastical peoples who keep the site alive and ticking spending hours upon end fixing, tweaking and creating the site and it's updates, and for the food fights!
IPlural reaches back and grabs an E'claire off the table behind him
IPlural reaches back and grabs an E'claire off the table behind him
Orion
Reply #24 Friday, May 21, 2004 6:08 PM
Man, I've been a member since the begining and I've only downloaded 176MB. I guess I'm picky.
Reply #24 Friday, May 21, 2004 6:08 PM
| #11 by Frogboy - 5/21/2004 11:11:36 AM stats: downloads 246 MEGABYTES. |
Man, I've been a member since the begining and I've only downloaded 176MB. I guess I'm picky.
GhoS
Reply #25 Friday, May 21, 2004 7:04 PM
Reply #25 Friday, May 21, 2004 7:04 PM
I think this person just felt like stirring up trouble for whatever reason since they apparently haven't returned to make a comment or apologize.
It certainly does make you wonder what kind of research this person did before purchasing. If $20 means so much as the post makes it sound, you don't make the purchase on a whim.
That isn't to say I haven't made some purchases I regretted even after doing some research. However according to the numbers presented by Frogboy this person has clearly benefited from the $20 spent. There are probably less than 50 skins that I really like enough to download and use. Its unrealistic to expect someone to enjoy a higher number than that. There skins for all different likes.
Also sometimes it goes in cycles.... there may be times where I like every skin, other times I wish a skin would show I liked.
It certainly does make you wonder what kind of research this person did before purchasing. If $20 means so much as the post makes it sound, you don't make the purchase on a whim.
That isn't to say I haven't made some purchases I regretted even after doing some research. However according to the numbers presented by Frogboy this person has clearly benefited from the $20 spent. There are probably less than 50 skins that I really like enough to download and use. Its unrealistic to expect someone to enjoy a higher number than that. There skins for all different likes.
Also sometimes it goes in cycles.... there may be times where I like every skin, other times I wish a skin would show I liked.
DesignCaddy
Reply #26 Friday, May 21, 2004 7:26 PM
Reply #26 Friday, May 21, 2004 7:26 PM
* taps on Orion's counter to make sure it's working * 
kona0197
Reply #28 Friday, May 21, 2004 8:05 PM
Either that or eveyone's flaming once again scarred them away. >
Reply #28 Friday, May 21, 2004 8:05 PM
| I think this person just felt like stirring up trouble for whatever reason since they apparently haven't returned to make a comment or apologize. |
Either that or eveyone's flaming once again scarred them away. >
UpsideDownGC
Reply #30 Friday, May 21, 2004 8:16 PM
Reply #30 Friday, May 21, 2004 8:16 PM
That person must be ripping stuff or just tryng to waste the bandwith.
Essencay
Reply #32 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:33 PM
Reply #32 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:33 PM
k is kilobytes....divide the number by 1024 and you'll get the number of megabytes you've downloaded. 
yrag
Reply #33 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:42 PM
Reply #33 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:42 PM
Nooooo...'K' stands for Gopher....no..wait a minute...I mean Gutter....uh...oh...er...what thread is this.
OMG...I paid $20 and I'm trapped in a Twilight Zone Skin...what a rip-off
OMG...I paid $20 and I'm trapped in a Twilight Zone Skin...what a rip-off
Jafo
Reply #34 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:51 PM
Reply #34 Friday, May 21, 2004 9:51 PM
I'm just a smidgen from One GIG.....but then I have to...to vet the uploads....
WebGizmos
Reply #36 Saturday, May 22, 2004 5:04 AM
Reply #36 Saturday, May 22, 2004 5:04 AM
Wow! I''ve downloaded 248 Megs?! No wonder I''m tired...I need a nap! 
And no wonder my PC is slowing down
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And no wonder my PC is slowing down
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WOM
Reply #37 Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:28 AM
Reply #37 Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:28 AM
WOM wonders how much hes downloaded.
152273K, not bad.
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152273K, not bad.
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Essencay
Reply #38 Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:45 AM
Reply #38 Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:45 AM
610MB 
Mostly WB skins....I would like it if WC put out some newer Library Volumes for sale...just a thought
Mostly WB skins....I would like it if WC put out some newer Library Volumes for sale...just a thought
Styl-X Design
Reply #39 Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:34 AM
*this was just an innocent attempt to prevent a flame war... damn, need to get back to work.
Reply #39 Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:34 AM
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*this was just an innocent attempt to prevent a flame war... damn, need to get back to work.
d0p3y2k4
Reply #40 Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:47 AM
Reply #40 Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:47 AM
im glad i bought icon packager , windowblinds & orion icons i support programs i like , you seem your just wanting a free hand out buddy if u didnt want to pay the 20 for windowblinds you should of used the shareware trial version to see if u liked it so in other words its your own fault
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Reply #21 Friday, May 21, 2004 3:44 PM