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Alienware and Stardock Corporation Partner to Deliver Xenomorph Desktop

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Alienware and Stardock Corporation Partner to Deliver Xenomorph Desktop

Extra Alien-Goodness, Now Without The Probe!

http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/invader.aspx
from WinCustomize Forums
Alienware has teamed up with Stardock Corporation, the world’s leading desktop enhancement company, to create the new Xenomorph desktop theme. This theme allows Windows PC users to download and apply a slick new look to their desktop with just a few clicks.

Created for Alienware by Stardock Design and powered by Stardock's Theme Manager software, this is the most complete theme ever created for an OEM partner. The Theme includes:

• WindowBlinds Visual Style
• Custom Icon Set
• Wallpaper
• Desktop Gadget RSS Reader (requires a separate download)
• ObjectDock OEM
• Installer and all software needed to transform your desktop.

Xenomorph, the most recent of many themes developed jointly, is available as a free download from the Alienware site at http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/invader.aspx. Registration is required. This theme can be used by anyone, regardless of whether or not you own Stardock software.

Already own Stardock software? Then you can get the suite right here on WinCustomize:

Suite: https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=575&LibID=22
RSS Gadget: https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=926&LibID=34

 

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look at all the time I've wasted on doing full packs. Now all I have to do is about 20 or 30.


I have a new theme I just finished up. Unfortunatly, it has no skin, icons, cursors, dx objects, docks or bars. It is, however, free.

If you want the enhanced theme with no media skin you can send me $1.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look at all the time I've wasted on doing full packs. Now all I have to do is about 20 or 30. Hey, it's free right?


How can you say this?   

How can you be aggravated with an IconPackage that you didn't pay for, you didn't create, but you obtained for free?  

Having the opportunity to download skins provided by some of the best Skinners out there without paying a price is a privilege. 

Maybe Alienware didn't want those extra file icons. Maybe they didn't contract to have any more icons skinned then what already was. Maybe there's a more full pack if you purchase an Alienware PC. Maybe these icons are all that both parties agreed to skin.

In the end, I still believe this is a privilege and cannot for the life of me bitch about how many icons come packaged...I mean ultimately why not set the IP standard to 200 icons, that way NOONE will have the right to bitch.  
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
First of all, not because something is free should be bad or incomplete. This suite has a lot of good things, but it's incomplete and coming from stardock's team it is sad to know that they do not complete there work...

..i would ask to everyone that if you please stop saying that just because it is free we can accept it, because if you continue with this, new skinners wont do complete WB, ip, or any other kind of skin.

-my two cents.
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What's in the iconpack looks nice


Does any one remember me saying that? Hello? Is this thing on?

I did not at any time put this iconpack down or complain. I was just stating a personal preference, that I couldn't use it without the file types.

And my second comment was poking fun at the people that were saying I'm complaining over a free pack. For those that know me, know I would never upload half a pack.

Is the iconpack incomplete? Yes.
Am I complaining? No.

Oh, and as for the toolbars not being skinned. How about if we all start uploading WB's without the startmenu being skinned. Then lets see how many people complain over the skin not being finished. If it's a part of windowblinds...skin it. You think about it.
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I've been told that the forums at wincustomize are a place where you can speak your mind. Not true. It's only OK if everyone agrees with you.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've been told that the forums at wincustomize are a place where you can speak your mind. Not true. It's only OK if everyone agrees with you.



whew i thought i was the only one who thought that...
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh, and as for the toolbars not being skinned. How about if we all start uploading WB's without the startmenu being skinned. Then lets see how many people complain over the skin not being finished. If it's a part of windowblinds...skin it. You think about it.


I'm not bothered that the toolbar icons are not skinned...... I'm bothered that the DEFAULT Windows icons are included as part of the skin. If a skinner doesn't want to bother with the toolbars, no problem, but don't include the defaults ...... we already have those.

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Im happy with the suite. It contains useful information such as CPU and Memory usage plus the weather. And as always I can drag my shortcuts to it. The only thing that kinda pissed me off was the inability to remove the seperators.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm a little surprised there are no props given to the individual artists since I've been slammed numerous times for doing the same thing. Who did the icons? Great job on them. The best part of the suite. The rest is just average looking but the icons are definitely noteworthy. Soon as I find out who did them I'm going to hire them
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The rest is just average looking


Beats the other 2 alienware blinds to death IMO... AND...
People were not forced to use that crap application that signed you up for SPAM newsletters with this suite.

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There's more than 2 and the first set garnered more than 2.5 million downloads within the first year. We can't control how a client distributes our work. As far as your opinion on what beats what to death, you're free to like whatever you like. Isn't that great?
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, we know MikeB did the windowblind. He has a habit of leaving his (old) red radio button in the folder. Nothing at all wrong with it. I just think it's funny. Nobody but me probably notices it.

As for the icons, If I had to make a guess, was done by Mike (if they were, he got 'dang' good over night) or Ian Black. I might be way off though.
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Except there is no mention in the description of who's created what. I believe I have a right to say something since I've been repeatedly bashed over the years for doing the same exact thing. Only it's ok when Stardock does it. Isn't that just a tad hypocritical?
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or does it just bring home to you how annoying/frustrating it can be?....
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jafo: No because I know who did it or suspected who did it. I figured Mike B did the theme since it looks like his work and Ian would probably work the icons. I didn't know for sure until the other day though. No my point is I got slammed left and right for not displaying who did what when we released our work. So much so that I had Brad doing a news blurb giving props to an artist who I paid. Which was tacky and frankly out of line. Its no one's business who does the work but mine since i'm the one who pays the artist. Brad had zero right to announce to the world who did the work on our skin suites. Now that they are trying to capitalize on our success its all very hush hush who did what in the descriptions. Sure they might get props as authors inside the actual skins but i was getting slammed for not mentioning them in the descriptions. That my friend is the definition of being hypocritical.