APOGEE ICON SUITE
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 by LIBBY | Discussion: Icons
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Reply #142 Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:48 PM
As for the waiting, well I had plenty to keep me occupied and it just heightened my anticipation.....and I'm far from being disappointed. It's by far the best icon set I've ever had the pleasure of using, and again, thank you
Reply #143 Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:52 AM
Now that the update is out, hopefully some of you who were loudest will look closely at the effort involved in the creation of each one.
With 200 unique icons all supporting up to 256x256, some people I think are ignoring that the detail these things now require is essentially 200 pieces of art. It's a long way from the Orion days where they were designed for 64x64 originally.
Orion is pretty cool still but compare:
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We realize some of you are frustrated, but at the same time, some of you act like we're a bunch of robots.
Moreover, some people have set their expectations so high that they're doomed to disappointment.
We pay for products that don't work as they supposed to... WIndows FX, ThinkDesk, RightClick, Iconpackager.... Enhanced Dialog...
This sort of comment makes me want to say "Perhaps you should ask for a refund and go spend your money on a better value." I use RightClick every day. I live by it. The new WindowFX has obviously gotten a ton of attention, how can anyone possibly complaina bout that? What's wrong with IconPackager? How is it incomplete? Incomplete compared to what? KeepSafe and Multiplicity (on ThinkDesk) both just got updates this month. And ThinkDesk is a product that many people here only paid $45 and will end up with at least 4 solid utilities that most people would expect to pay $40 each for.
Where Stardock has dropped the ball is on communication. I agree. We're doing everything we can to improve that. But I maintain that Stardock is providing good support and a very very good value. What we're not doing so well is communicating what we're doing. But I think in the past week or so we've started to turn that around as more resources come on.
We love you guys. And I am certain that customer loyalty and the community itself is responsible for Stardock's success. We haven't forgotten that. It just really pains me when it seems like we're putting out so much cool stuff and we have people that seem to be comparing us to some mythical super company that we just can't compete with.
Another thing people aren't considering is how much of our resources are currently going in to getting our stuff working on Windows Vista. Because I can tell you right now, virtually no desktop enhancement will work out of the box on Vista as it stands. And we're putting a LOT of effort into making sure as much of our stuff works on day 1 with new versions as possible. But I realize we haven't communicated that with you so there's no way you'd know that.
Reply #144 Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:25 AM
RightClick : So You say You don't lose menus ? Is there anything I can do on my end ?
Stardock still rox.
Reply #145 Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:47 AM
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Reply #147 Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:29 AM
#137 was purely inflamatory and hardly clever.
It really would be nice if people had just a modicum of respect and patience. The world WILL NOT end if an icon set is delayed in release.
And, BTW...it's out now...
Reply #148 Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:55 AM
c242, I am going to package up all the extra icons that I could not find a place for in the IconPacks and post them in the Misc. Icons library. As well as a few that I want to finsih in the future. This morning I posted the apogee walpapers. Get the "Bonus" icons out ASAP. As always just need to find the time to get them asembeled.
Reply #149 Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:36 AM
Could You also release that file-drawer ast standalone ? Would do a lovely filemanager - icon. And now I am quiet, enjoying what You have done so far and waiting silently. Wall is already applied. 
Reply #150 Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:57 PM
| This sort of comment makes me want to say "Perhaps you should ask for a refund and go spend your money on a better value." Where Stardock has dropped the ball is on communication. I agree. We're doing everything we can to improve that. But I maintain that Stardock is providing good support and a very very good value. |
I've been and will continue to be a loyal fan of Stardock. There's no place else to spend my money and get the quality, effort, and support (and functionality) that I get from my Stardock programs.
I, personally, felt that communication about the forthcoming update wasn't very well thought out and it seemed to me to be a "canned" system type of response with no further information amended to it. I bought and enjoyed Apogee well before this most current update and I was happy as a bug in a rug with it as it was. When notice of a great new addition and update to it was being released and the projected date came and went with no further information, I PERSONALLY felt that I wasn't worthy of having the information because of the STYLE of the presented notice and then the lack of any other updates about the upgrade. It didn't make me feel like a customer; a person who from this side of the outside world helped make Stardock the company it is...a sucessful software company. That was my only feeling at the time. It takes a big person to admit that they've done something they shouldn't have and I commend Brad on his forthright statements. Having seen his last post I once again feel that I AM part of the community and part of Stardock's company...a customer that has had a part in making it grow.
DD
Reply #154 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:56 AM
Reply #155 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 11:11 AM
Paul, you've always gone the extra mile for everyone.
"Good things come to those who wait"
ppl, be grateful for what you've got, have a bit o' patience.
Bottom line: I boot up, do my work, play/visit, tweak...
...everything else is candy.
mormegil makes the best candy.
[goes to look for "shrug/wtf" emoticon...]
[meanwhile...I'm just trying to find a !^*+#$@!! parking-place]
Reply #156 Friday, May 19, 2006 8:42 PM
My name is madser. I am going say something about Mormegil's New Premium
Icon Packager. But Before I say something I must say that i really like mormegile
and his work, I am a great fan of him But His new icon are really desperated.
This is not a mind hard work.I am not a professional Icon maker so you can not say this fervour.
Mormegile I advice you if you dos'nt want to make Icons please don't make them.
Your cheaish work can break our heart and could be effective on your personality
and fam.
I don't know my words are important for you are not.
But tell me what do you think about it.
My e-mail : [email protected]
Reply #158 Saturday, July 8, 2006 4:01 AM
Reply #159 Saturday, July 8, 2006 4:03 AM
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Reply #141 Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:55 PM