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By on July 8, 2011 8:47:10 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

k10w3

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Subscriber skins.  So much has changed in the last 2 years with Stardock, WinCustomize, and computers and the internet in general, but the thing I miss the most is subscriber skins.   [e digicons]:'([/e]   Sorry...I'm just feeling a little nostalgic, I guess.

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July 8, 2011 9:02:40 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Forgive my ignorance, but...whats that ?

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July 8, 2011 9:09:27 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting neone6,
Forgive my ignorance, but...whats that ?

 

They were professional skins designed by Stardock that came out periodically for people with either a WinCustomize or Object Desktop subscription.

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July 8, 2011 9:10:17 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

No doubt, we never even got the mythical "12 per year" we were promised in exchange for subscribing.

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July 8, 2011 9:30:05 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting Bebi Bulma,
No doubt, we never even got the mythical "12 per year" we were promised in exchange for subscribing.

Well, I understand better than the average person, getting into a position where you can't deliver and needing a little understanding; they did what they could to do right by extending the subscription for an extra year--it sure would be nice to get like 1 a year as a Christmas surprise or something.  I learned a lot from those skins--they were an inspiration on what could be done, and it was a visual example of usability AND "knock-your-socks-off" pizzazz.

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July 8, 2011 9:45:38 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Funny you should mention that, I've had Elan loaded up for a couple of days now.  I think that was an ODSubBonus skin, but ya the same type of thing.  On the other hand, I really like the less expensive WC subscription rate, I was at the point of thinking hard about the higher rate.  So that's a good tradeoff to me, I can use the extra $ to pick and choose MasterSkins and Premiums if I like, after the grocery store has had a good sale on wieners.

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July 8, 2011 10:04:53 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting DaveRI,
So that's a good tradeoff to me, I can use the extra $ to pick and choose MasterSkins and Premiums if I like, after the grocery store has had a good sale on wieners.

LOL -- weiners are a luxury item (i.e., no food value, but taste great) so I don't buy those too often; I've been learning to do a lot with beans.

The thing about Master skins and Premiums is that the skinners are (rightfully) trying to make money on them, so they're designed with mass appeal (i.e., minimal) in mind, so there isn't a lot of surprise there -- no fire-breathing dragon, or that skeleton that pops over the start menu like in the Halloween skin.  Master skins and Premiums are like the "little black dress" or "navy blue suit" of skins -- elegant and classic, gets you in the door everywhere, flatters the figure, use it every day.  Subscriber skins were like a tux or a ball gown--still elegant, still flattering but more WOW factor.

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