Object Desktop 2008 Preliminaries

Published on December 16, 2007 By Draginol In OS Customization

It's almost time to start talking about what's happening with Object Desktop in 2008. 2008 will be the single biggest change to the product since its release.

Here are some highlights:

Two versions

In 2008 there will be two editions of Object Desktop:

Object Desktop normal which will remain $49.95 and it will include:

Object Desktop LaunchPad
WindowBlinds
IconPackager
DeskScapes
DesktopX
SoundPackager
Theme Manager
MyColors with 3 premium themes included

And there will then be:

Object Desktop Ultimate Edition which will be $69.95 and add:

TweakVista
WindowFX
SkinStudio
IconDeveloper
StyleVista (new program in development)
LogonStudio Vista
ObjectBar
RightClick
Keyboard LaunchPad

ALL current users of Object Desktop at the time that 2008 edition is launched will be upgraded to Ultimate Edition.

Another big change is that the user experience of Object Desktop is going to dramatically improve. Gone will be the days of a new user simply getting a serial # and being expected to download Stardock Central to get started. Instead, a user will download a complete Object Desktop package which will allow them to easily upgrade to updates versions.

The inclusion of MyColors is a pretty big deal as well in that now users will be able to much more easily add new premium themes. What we'll be doing is that every so often we'll add an additional premium MyColors theme to every active Object Desktop account. So the longer someone is an Object Desktop user, the more stuff they get.

Stay tuned.

Comments (Page 1)

Philly0381

on Dec 16, 2007

Sounds like the new year will be something that most people will want to be a subscriber to Object Destktop so that they can experience the upgrades, I know I do and will. Thanks for the news.

messiah1

on Dec 16, 2007

Sounds great. Can't wait. Hope it's early and not late. Anything else on the plate? Sorry, I'm tired.

Nimbin

on Dec 16, 2007

looking forward to it. it's always nice to have the latest

Bushman

on Dec 20, 2007

Hummmm $20 bucks more and for some things I don't use, not sure how to take this (

. I like the part that if you have OD already you will get the upgrade. I don't need any of the Ultra Ed stuff except SK but now it looks like it's going to cost to use SK.

PurrBall

on Dec 20, 2007

I don't see ObjectEdit -- having this program revoked from SDC won't make me happy.

Will the renew subscription be the same for Ultimate as it has been previously? I don't want to have to start paying more to get my same set of softwares.

vStyler

on Dec 20, 2007

Woohoo! and only 11 days to go !

PurrBall

on Dec 20, 2007

Hopefully it isn't released on September 3rd 2008

c242

on Dec 21, 2007

Gone will be the days of a new user simply getting a serial # and being expected to download Stardock Central to get started. Instead, a user will download a complete Object Desktop package which will allow them to easily upgrade to updates versions.

Can You get more specific on this one, please ? I really like to have SDC to manage OD. And what about Thinkdesk ?

bobbyhundreds

on Dec 21, 2007

Sounds good for 2008,can't wait.

What will StyleVista do?

mgmgmg

on Dec 21, 2007

Why not put objectDOck plus in there instead of the mycolours for us Europeans non-loyal types???

Alternate Setting

on Dec 21, 2007

I think it's a tough job to say that I'm all about saving money, however, it doesn't look like a very good move from my point of view.

As an XP user, the only thing I personally need from from the Ultimate Package is SkinStudio. As it stands, it looks like you get the $20.00 either way I guess, through my purchasing as part of the Ultimate Package, or as a stand alone app.

I'd also like to be clearer about "download a complete Object Desktop package".

Will the 'My Colors' come from the 'Inspired' range?

WebGizmos

on Dec 21, 2007

Is ObjectZip still going to be in there? Might be a good idea to list "everything" since when I first bought ODesktop there was a lot more in there (34 things listed) than is listed now (8-9). I'd hate to lose ObjectZip. And I don't see IconPackager listed in there either....just IconDeveloper. Just checking.

slagny

on Dec 21, 2007

Looking forward to be a continuing OD subscriber and it looks like 2008 will just make it better!!

JaLooNz

on Dec 21, 2007

Frankly speaking I only need Windowblinds and Iconpackager from all these. It would also be nice to have CursorVista included. The rest can be excluded as I really only want eyecandy for my desktop, and not extra features (ie ObjectDock, etc). The current plans throws in a bunch of software that I will not need.

***Maybe a eye-candy pack can be created at a more moderate cost***

In fact isnt it funny to not include Skinstudio with Windowblinds? I would imagine having the ability to make skins for Windowblinds without having to pony up $$$ is very important.

eieio

on Dec 21, 2007

MyColors with 3 premium themes included

Will these premium themes be selected by Stardock or will the subscriber get his choice?

I'm not too sure that getting a MyColors theme for some team/organization I've never heard of is much of a value add.

Letting the subscriber choose, however, would definitely be a plus!

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