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Stardock and AMD Partner to offer a free MyColors Theme, AMD-Branded Impulse

https://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/amdgame/
from WinCustomize Forums

Stardock has partnered with AMD to offer a free MyColors theme inspired by AMD’s gaming website, GAME.AMD.COM.

Powered by MyColors technology from Stardock, the desktop theme features a new visual style created by Mike Bryant for Stardock Design and wallpaper featuring AMD’s digital superstar, Ruby.

With one quick easy download, users get everything needed to transform the look of their PC desktop. The AMD Game MyColors is intended to inspire a whole new group of PC enthusiasts and will be available for download from the web and also included on AMD’s Ruby ROM content disk.

Additionally, AMD will be distributing a specially branded version of Stardock’s electronic software distribution platform, Impulse, with the AMD logo. Impulse provides consumers with access to hundreds of games and PC utilities.

Phil Madis, Stardock’s Director of Business Development recently said “By working with key technology partners such as AMD, Stardock hopes to ensure PC gamers a great experience now and into the future.”

Download the free AMD Game MyColors theme now!

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well it's either that or I guess the companies would tell Stardock, "too bad, we'll go to someone else." That's not gonna help them or us now, is it?

I understand that it's an inconvenience, but going against ethics, wanting to protect their IP as compared to us not being able to customize a free theme? You make it sound like a crime. Making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well it's either that or I guess the companies would tell Stardock, "too bad, we'll go to someone else." That's not gonna help them or us now, is it?
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Who are they going to go to that does what Stardock does? I don't think there IS someone else. :P
Siege of Centauri
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That may be so, but telling them "too bad, letting the users customize the themes however they want is more important than protecting your intellectual property" isn't going to go over well.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If anyone's interested ATI/AMD has some free additional graphics to download WWW Link. The "Fankit" tab, primarily directed at web page setup, also has a fair amount of graphics you can use - I mention that because reading the description of it a person might think "Nah, I'm not building a webpage, don't care" and pass it.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just want to say thank you, the wb is very smart looking. I like it a lot!!!
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(Perhaps a disturbing sidenote: Am I the only one who has developed somewhat of a crush on ol' Ruby there? :LOL: )
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You and me both, Ruby is hot. Too bad she's only CG... :(
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Free to use, but not to customize. But why use DRM at all? Why facilitate it? You can't wash your hands of the existence of Mycolors DRM because Stardock put it there to prevent customization. Yes. It is anti-customization.
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Encryption isn't DRM. Do you know what DRM is? It's a free theme. You can copy it all you want. It's freely distributed. There are no "rights" to manage. The images are simply encrypted.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So back to the POST anyone know if there will be an Nvidia One and/or an Intel one made to go along with this one? I like this one lots :) I have Intel on my lappy though and Nvidia on my desktop so I was wondering bout them :D thanks Stardock :D Anne
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Do you know what patronization is? Nobody is asking to copy it.
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Patronization is the best I could do for anyone comparing encrypting images in a free theme with DRM. 

 

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks good, but the frames don't seem to working properly. If I minimize and then restore a full-screen window with the task bar visible, the bottom edge of the frame is cut off. I have to hit the windowed/fullscreen button to get it to "reset" and fit properly. I also would've liked a more generic background; the pouting spokespixels really don't do it for me. ;) But aside from those two things, I like it. Colorful, but clear to use, and the branding doesn't overwrite stuff like my Windows avatar, so it feels personalized still.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Because those companies asked for it does not make it right.
A crude comparison: China wants Google to censor search results. Google has a choice to do the right or the wrong thing, but they choose to censor. Why? Because China's government asked for it. Is that all? No fuss? No code of ethics?
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Those companies DO have the RIGHT to 'ask for it'.  Ignore 'DRM' [and it's banal hysteria] and consider Copyright Law.  It's nothing new.

Google, on the other hand...a particularly POOR analogy.  Google had a choice....censor nothing...or lose a potential market probably going to be bigger than the entire rest of the world...aka...China.  THAT decision wasn't about morals or ethics ...it was purely commercial profit.

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Who are they going to go to that does what Stardock does? I don't think there IS someone else.
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With no-where to go they would simply not go at all.  If you still wanted a branded WB you'd have to make it yourself...;)

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Has a touch of GalCiv and Sins to it.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Has a touch of GalCiv and Sins to it.
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Looks like a combo of Sirus and Sins, can tell Mike made it. ;P
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

BUMP!! *looks around and waits to see what else Stardock has in mind in themes coming up :) I am excite and can't wait

 

 

 

I am looking forward to more "season" type themes coming and hopefully a Intel and Nvidia theme comin :)

 

 

Keep it up Stardock :D

 

Anne