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What Are We Doing With the Extra $10?

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What Are We Doing With the Extra $10?

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Today we announced that the subscription price for WinCustomize was going to go up $10/year from $20 to $30.  Now, of course we had to come up with a good justification for this, something that would fool the sheep of the forums into believing we did this for their own good and that they're getting the better end of the deal.

But, just between you and me?  Complete BS. 

As some of you may know, today's Angie's birthday, so as a gift the company bought her a new car...

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So that would have probably accounted for a $2.50 increase per subscription, but some of us were looking at that car and asked "What about us?"  After some haggling and stomping of feet and numerous rude gestures, we sold upper management on the idea of the Stardock Porsche Fleet...

 

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Each, of course, added $2.50 to the unit cost of a WinCustomize subscription. 

That's why the subscription is now $10 more per year.  Gotta pay for the fancy cars!

Now, I know some of you are probably getting worked up about this turn of events, especially considering how we told you it was really about the free skins, and not the Porsche fleet.  To calm your nerves, here's a serene picture of some geese...

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That's right, here at Stardock HQ we have a fleet of Porsches AND cute little baby geese!

No kidding.

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Reply #201 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I feel so bad about helping stir things up, I went and bought Stardock a new,environmentally friendly company truck. Saves more gas for the cars!


It's still only 1.5 volts though... :LOL: 
Reply #202 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Can I have mine in blue


Teal blue Dani?  ;p 
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Reply #203 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Teal blue Dani?


As long as we're ordering...... I want mine in #ff0000 ;)
Reply #204 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Somebody has to get upset about something. Had it not been for something silly to address the increase then there would have been somebody ranting about the $10 difference: "I have to spend another 83 cents a month? It isn't like they have spend money to ship it!! I will never buy another thing from Stardock or...or ANYBODY...EVER!!" Stardock has come a long way over the years and I have always had the feeling that they truly value their customers and and consider us more like "family" than an anonymous end user. My impression is that they work very hard to deliver the absolute best products and service they can and that they take great pride in what they do. The nature of the post only reinforced that feeling; they feel close enough to me (or us as community) to have some fun. It is like saying to your friend (or anybody you're comfortable with) a "you are a poopy head" (only not quite this polite); you don't mean it, it is just in fun. If you took offense to it then that's your issue, not the folks at Stardock.
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Reply #205 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Stardock has come a long way over the years and I have always had the feeling that they truly value their customers and and consider us more like "family" than an anonymous end user. My impression is that they work very hard to deliver the absolute best products and service they can and that they take great pride in what they do. The nature of the post only reinforced that feeling; they feel close enough to me (or us as community) to have some fun.


Well said... these thoughts pretty much reflect my own, that Stardock is small enough to treat its customers with a caring and friendly manner, yet big enough to produce quality products that help enhance the PC lives of countless people around the world. Quite often, companies who manage to break into the 'world' market care nothing of their customers at all once the sale is made... not so with Stardock. :) :CONGRAT:
Reply #206 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Received one too....


Mail truck just passed by.... no pony



....just came in from the mail....... :NOTSURE: 





Thanks Stardock.....nice to know what you're thought of..... X-( 

Reply #207 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am so jealous, Zubaz even got a motorcycle! Of course,all the gas went for the Porsches,so.....
Reply #208 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am so jealous, Zubaz even got a motorcycle!


Yeah, and if he keeps up that pace he'll be in with a chance of 1st place in the Moto GP. ;p
Reply #209 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What you can't see in that image is that I am typing while doing that.
Reply #210 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What you can't see in that image is that I am typing while doing that.


that explains alot.... :) 
Reply #211 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What you can't see in that image is that I am typing while doing that.


that explains alot....


:LOL: :LOL:

Yup, sydney, yer pretty well summed it up there... tho I'm not entirely convinced this explains all that's behind Zubish. Me thinks there has to be more to it than that... like two left thumbs, for example... or lovely and long, polished fingernails to compliment his new earrings. ;p
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Reply #212 from WinCustomize Forums Top
or lovely and long, polished fingernails to compliment his new earrings
I take back my birthday wishes in the other thread!   ;p
Reply #213 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reply #214 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I take back my birthday wishes in the other thread!


Spoilsport!!! You should be thanking your lucky stars I didn't tell everyone about your (matching) sequin studded suspender belt and black stockings. ;p
Reply #215 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What a truly terrible thought you have created.... *drinks gas to kill the image.*
Reply #216 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You should be thanking your lucky stars I didn't tell everyone about your (matching) sequin studded suspender belt and black stockings.
That's not what you said when you sent them to me . . . . second-hand.  :SURPRISED:
Reply #217 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Goose!!


Reply #218 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That's not what you said when you sent them to me . . . . second-hand.


OK, you got me! Actually, they were left-overs from my Rocky Horror Picture Show days...

Went and saw it a total of 32 times all up... and let me tell you, didn't I get some rather peculiar looks from cinema staff, just cos I wanted to really get into the swing of things. ;p
Reply #219 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Damn it, Janet!

Reply #220 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Zubaz, his wife, and his girlfriend:

Reply #221 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz, his wife, and his girlfriend:
Without being able to see the earring how will folks know which is me?

Let's do the Time Warp again
Let's do the Time Warp again

It's just a jump to the left
then a step to the right
you put your hands on your hips
and pull your knees in tight
but it's the pelvic thrust
that really drives you insane

Let's do the Time Warp again
Let's do the Time Warp again
Reply #222 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did someone say goose?!? These freakin' geese won't leave me alon.....GEEEESE!
Reply #223 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Reply #224 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Without being able to see the earring how will folks know which is me?


Ummm! Cos there 'll be only one suspender belt wearing, black stockinged, fingernail polished cross-dresser in the picture. Heheh!! ;p