A true bargain is what it is.

It would be worth it even if it was half as good and Twice the price.

I think Object Desktop is wonderful. Is it worth it? You bet!!!

Nothing worse than bland Windows.

Your question about slowing? Well, you didn't supply info about your system, but on a modern one... no it shouldn't.

Perhaps you'll put on some info so we'll be able to better judge?

And Welcome to WinCustomize!!!

To your first question. It's hard to say 100% since everyone's pc is different with different apps. But generally I'd say no. I've been using the software for many years now and have never noticed even a slight slowdown in my system.

To your second question. Yes

I think I'll definitely purchase the suite. By what I understood, it is yearly charged. Is this correct?

And, what happens if and when we decide to not renew the subscription?

ObjectDesktop subscriptions are yearly.  It is standalone applications that care about major version changes where if you buy WB7 and then WB8 comes out later you would typically have to renew.  If you have an ObjectDesktop subscription then you get all the updates released during your subscription period.

If you do not plan to renew then yes backing up the installers before your sub ends is a good idea and you should be able to continue to install them just fine after your sub has ended, though you will not get any updates.

WinCustomize.com is where you need to got to find user created skins. (or to upload those you create)

Just log on with the same info used at Stardock forums.  Plenty of news, tips, friendships and fun, so jump right in!

As a current customer, you will have unlimited downloads.

Tip: Bring plenty of hard drive space. Once you start, there is no stopping.

You started to make me feel afraid of Object Desktop...heheeh   I have only an internal 1 TB Hard Drive and an external USB 1 Tera HD...hehehe

Great to know about all of this content.

Let me clarify a bit.

Rainlander,Sysmetrix, and xion are not a part of the ObjectDesktop suite of desktop customization programs. These are skinnable programs we host galleries for that can be used in conjunction with the various programs in the ObjectDesktop suite, but they are not included with the subscription..They are however ,free to download from their perspective sites.

HG

Depending on what you want to do. If you only want to skin the windows or maybe skin the cursors, then I would suggest just buying the standalone programs.

best thing to do is see what items you want to use or try then add up the total.. If the total is at or higher than the Full ObjectDesktop suite, then Id go for the whole shebang.

There's nothing wrong with being a prudent shopper.

Got me there whiz. It is a Stardock product but not part of the suite. 

Hi

Thank you all, once again.

So, are all of these suites, as Heavy Equipment, for example, products for Object Desktop, let's say? Something as "add-ons"?

Can those suites be installed once we have Object Desktop?

Also, is WinCustomize created/maintened by Stardock?

Thanks a lot, friends.

Heavy Equipment was a Community project several years ago which was a group effort to skin [using matching base graphics] pretty well every 'skinnable' grogram/application that was available at the time.  From memory more than 20 skinners provided works for more than 50 separate programs.

Many of the more popular/famous Windowblinds skins have been adapted to other programs...in other words contributors have skinned other apps using [with consent] the original graphics and/or style of the original source.

For example... I still use daily my 'Antares' Sysmetrix skin which was created from treetog's 'Antares' Windowblind.

Of course, by the time you mix and match the sky's the limit for a desktop's 'originality' ....