Where is kol_s Vista XP skin??
Saturday, December 3, 2005 by MADMyKe | Discussion: Personal Computing
i love kols vista xp skin for windowsblinds but cant seem to find it anywhere. I was using it untill i did a full system restore and lost that file. Can anybody help me? 
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Jafo
Reply #62 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:13 AM
Reply #62 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:13 AM
| There are plenty of Vist skins out there. Why are they exempt? |
Kona....ask Microsoft that question.
It's pointless asking it here....
kona0197
Reply #63 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:30 AM
Reply #63 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:30 AM
Point taken. I just think it's unfair to single out one skin when there are others. 
KoL_
Reply #64 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:00 AM
Reply #64 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:00 AM
@ kona0197 : I ask them that in my e-mail let see if they reply.
Cynder-Elluh
Reply #65 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:06 AM
Reply #65 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:06 AM
No opportunity is ever lost. Someone else seizes the ones you missed.
Cynder-Elluh
Reply #66 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:07 AM
Reply #66 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:07 AM
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Einstein
Einstein
Istari
Reply #67 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:02 PM
Reply #67 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:02 PM
There are a zillion Longhorn skins out there. It's like free advertising for Vista.
Adamness
Reply #68 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:01 PM
Reply #68 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:01 PM
I think we can all see both sides to the issue. Maybe Kol should have asked for permission (as if he would've gotten it). Microsoft is a huge company with much wealth and resources, so why should they care if someone uses a couple of their images?
Maybe if Kol was making money off of their images, then I could understand. Wincustomize.com doesn't even make money off of it. At least I doubt they do.
And why would Microsoft be going after an imitation of Vista, when anyone can go on just about any Bittorrent website and download any beta version of the actual Vista OS.
Microsoft needs to get their priorities straight.
-Adam
Thinkbulb.com
Maybe if Kol was making money off of their images, then I could understand. Wincustomize.com doesn't even make money off of it. At least I doubt they do.
And why would Microsoft be going after an imitation of Vista, when anyone can go on just about any Bittorrent website and download any beta version of the actual Vista OS.
Microsoft needs to get their priorities straight.
-Adam
Thinkbulb.com
scorpio-logic
Reply #69 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:29 PM
Reply #69 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:29 PM
Too bad, Kol. It's a wonderful skin. I'd like to see what they say in reply to your latest email.
rabidrobot
Reply #70 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:42 PM
Reply #70 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:42 PM
It's odd that Microsoft is being demonized for protecting the rights to its images while at the same time are given indirect praise and congratulations through admiration of the "skin" itself.
MS actually seems to be moving in the direction considered fair by many above--maybe they are doing some research before calling out other similar skins for removal. It could be the use of the "Vista" ( & "XP") brand and the direct use of images they can't stand for, but skins which emulate the look and style without treading on copyright are acceptable.
MS actually seems to be moving in the direction considered fair by many above--maybe they are doing some research before calling out other similar skins for removal. It could be the use of the "Vista" ( & "XP") brand and the direct use of images they can't stand for, but skins which emulate the look and style without treading on copyright are acceptable.
Adamness
Reply #71 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:07 PM
Reply #71 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:07 PM
We also have to remember it's not Bill Gates making the decision. It's probably some people from the legal department who want to cover their asses. And probably want to cover Kol's ass too. I don't think MS would want to have to sue Kol to get him to remove it. Big companies don't and can't always act like nice guys. We shouldn't blame MS for doing this, but they should have gone about it better.
-Adam
-Adam
Jafo
Reply #72 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:22 PM
Reply #72 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 6:22 PM
| but they should have gone about it better. |
Their only 'mistake' was in NOT initially contacting Kol directly.....instead there was an impression of discriminatory censure towards Wincustomize.com only, where we appeared to be the only site requested to remove it from view, although that was likely through simple ignorance...
thomassen
Reply #74 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:37 PM
Reply #74 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:37 PM
Was there a big dfference between KoL's skin the the Arrow skin?
RokN
Reply #75 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:31 PM
Reply #75 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:31 PM
Hey KOL,
I love your work. I have been using vistaxp since the day you released it. I hope you dont get discouraged by this and please dont listen to the idiots on the other forums playing your work down. I can't find where they have contributed to the community as much as you have and they certainly do not have their work on as many desktops as your work. You sir truly have a talent and I/we have been enjoying your work for years.
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to KOL for all the YEARS of hard work that has benefitted all of us tremendously.
RokN
I love your work. I have been using vistaxp since the day you released it. I hope you dont get discouraged by this and please dont listen to the idiots on the other forums playing your work down. I can't find where they have contributed to the community as much as you have and they certainly do not have their work on as many desktops as your work. You sir truly have a talent and I/we have been enjoying your work for years.
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to KOL for all the YEARS of hard work that has benefitted all of us tremendously.
RokN
Sam Santiago
Reply #76 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:25 PM
Reply #76 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:25 PM
Mr. Kol (Boricua) Hang in there !! You've won alot of respect and "they" can't take that away from you. Keep up the work, I'm glad I was able to download your VistaXP before That BIG company pulled the plug. Your tha man... 
MarianneRose
Reply #77 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:52 PM
Reply #77 Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:52 PM
And I was hoping to get the Version 3 of your skin. Your skin has been one of my favorites so thank you for the nice skin. I guess you can take pride that Microsoft, a Multi Billion dollar industry have asked one of the "little guys" to take down his nice FREE theme.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #78 Saturday, April 15, 2006 10:40 AM
Reply #78 Saturday, April 15, 2006 10:40 AM
TakeshisCastle You post has been removed. Linking to a website which contains a WindowBlinds crack is not welcome on a website run and paid for by the software company which makes WindowBlinds.
Winmodify
Reply #79 Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:00 AM
Reply #79 Saturday, April 15, 2006 11:00 AM
If you try searching a certain skinning site 
, you may find it
, you may find it
Jafo
Reply #80 Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:09 PM
Reply #80 Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:09 PM
| If you try searching a certain skinning site , you may find it |
If it is available on 'a certain skinning site' then it is there unlawfully.
Copyright holder required its removal. Artist complied.
If it's anywhere it is at best an oversight on the part of the artist or it is 'up' without his knowledge [thus violating HIS rights as well]...
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Reply #61 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:33 AM
Still dosen't make sense that they would target you. There are plenty of Vist skins out there. Why are they exempt?