What is the benefit to getting DesktopX Pro over Standard?

Friday, April 22, 2005 by STarMan | Discussion: New Users

I have been trying DesktopX and I like it, but I am wondering which version to buy. Is "Export objects as stand alone programs" the only difference between the Standard and the Pro version? Are there some Objects that will only run with the Pro version? Any info would be great...

Thanks
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Koasati
Reply #1 Friday, April 22, 2005 7:46 AM
As far as I know, yes that's the only difference....... with Pro you can export as Gadgets, which means anyone can run them, even if they don't have DX installed on their computer.

PurrBall
Reply #2 Friday, April 22, 2005 7:47 AM
Is "Export objects as stand alone programs" the only difference between the Standard and the Pro version?


I believe so. You should only get pro if you are going to distribute something to somebody who doesnt have DX. If you want to just use DX and download themes and objects from here and create them and upload them here then Standard would be all you need. (Starndard comes as a part of ObjectDesktop.)

PurrBall
Reply #3 Friday, April 22, 2005 7:48 AM
Koasati's response wasnt there when I posted...

Koasati
Reply #4 Friday, April 22, 2005 7:52 AM
Koasati's response wasnt there when I posted...

I'm seeing a lot of that lately...... I post a comment only to find out several minutes later, that there is a comment before mine.......


thomassen
Reply #5 Friday, April 22, 2005 9:04 AM
As far as I know, yes that's the only difference....... with Pro you can export as Gadgets, which means anyone can run them, even if they don't have DX installed on their computer.



Yes, and you are licenced to sell it as long as it's not a desktop solution and everything is your own work.

STarMan
Reply #6 Friday, April 22, 2005 7:15 PM
I want to thank everyone for their input. That helps out a lot. I think the Standard is probably the one for me.

Thanks...

Tominated
Reply #7 Friday, April 22, 2005 8:08 PM
why pay a ton more when it only gives u 1 more feature, it's stupid really

ExodusCrow
Reply #8 Friday, April 22, 2005 10:41 PM
Tominated: it's a pretty powerful feature though. A Gadget can run on any system. They don't even need DX installed to run them. I think that's worth an extra 50$.

Koasati
Reply #9 Friday, April 22, 2005 11:41 PM
Tominated... it's not stupid in the least. WIth the Pro version, you could create a mini application that people find useful. You could sell it for as little as 5 bucks, and if you sold only 15 copies, you'd come out ahead....... but what if you sold 1000?

For most of us, Standard is all we need, but the Pro version is a fantastic deal for programmers.


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