Just want clarification.  Are you saying that Stardock shouldn't put resources towards keeping up with MS changes for Windowsblinds?  I'll admit I'm a newb, so I'm not aware if there has been an official statement by Stardock stating they can't and will never be able to get Windowsblinds on par with working on Windows 10 like it did on Windows 7 and earlier.  If they have, then I understand that is a losing battle; but Windowsblinds is what brought me to Object Desktop in the first place.  I enjoy skinning my desktop experience.  The more tweaks the better.  If they can put forth a quality effort of bridging the gap with Windows 10, followed by perhaps reaching out to people who used to be designing enthusiasts, but no longer have interest due to stated difficulties; maybe Windowsblinds could be better than ever.  Again, if I'm just not aware of any statements from Stardock about this, I apologize.  I'm just of the opinion that it's a big reason for people to get Object Desktop.   

StarDock CAN fix WindowBlinds, it's just that some of the "old" gateways to "fix" some stuff has been taken away in Windows 10 by Microshit and New and intuitive ways to improve WB have to be invented, and that coding costs Dinero (Money) Plus some ways of "improving" the functionality of WindowBlinds, StarDock (or at least Neil Banfield) thinks is on the edge of "Hacking" and don't wanna do it..... Something... 

-This is my Personal perception of things. -Of course I can be mistaken.  

Thank you for your responses.  Also thank you to neone6 as well.  What you both say makes sense; I just know I love Windowsblinds.  Ethics can't be argued though.   I sure wish Windowsblinds could somehow pick up and be developed, but if it can't, I'm interested to see the other new enhancements they have in store.  I just hope it's as compelling to me personally.  Like I said, I love Fences.  The only problem is I consider that a functionality program and not an aesthetic one.  Why not both?  Money I guess.

Exactly,it's dreadful. It supposed to be other way around that people see nice skin/themes and then buy the Winowblinds. Since the master skin scheme introduced,the popularity of it has declined sharply,combined with desktop market shrinking dramatically at recent years. 

So, what are you implying Phoon, that us Master skinners should make free skins, and not make a few dollars, and by some miracle, if we were to make free skins (not paid), that the popularity of Windowblinds will jump back up again? 

Desktop market is not shrinking. Dell reports consistent increasing sales of desktops. Anything less is not for serious computing.

How does having Master skins, make the market of customization smaller? 

I think you are looking at this all wrong Gaspershooters. That screenshot you put a link to in your post going to TinyPic on the word "now" merely shows the first page of tons of skins, you go to the next page and 5 out of the 9 are free, and the next page 6 out of 9 are free, then 3 out of 9 on the next, then 5 out of 9, etc. The problem is not the Master Skins, it is how the site presents these skins. Free skins and Master Skins should be in separate galleries, that way people can go to either gallery based on their preference.

When you click that Explore link, there should be two links for WB skins, one for "Windowblinds Skins (Free)" and one for "Windowblinds Skins (Master)".

Just my opinion.   

First I've heard of the possibility, but should it come to pass that WB & IP are dropped from OD, I'll have no reason to renew thereafter.

I'm sure someone will shoot it in the foot, saying that moving the skins is work.....

I can also see that masters may miss out on sales because the person who isn't really "looking" to purchase a skin may not get exposed to the paid ones.

It could go either way..

Once genie is out,it's hard to put it back in. I said it before,it was not just master skins scheme is questionable,also the desktop market is down.  You can be defensive whatever you wanted,fewer and fewer user of Windowblinds is undeniable. 

I know I will get bad blood for that but the whole outdated wincustomize grandpa site is not a very good vehicle to sell anything. The skin galleries are a pain to look through and the whole thing is slow as hell, even on fast connections. There is nothing fitting any modern web-design at all. No good advertisement for customizing at all

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Segmentation of comoditized markets, such as desktops and laptops, says there are opportunities for Stardock and others...but, they have to be known to those who could be interested. I've had higher tier Microsoft support ask me about customizations on desktop and I direct them to Stardock. Stardock might even want to be on the Microsoft Store, just as it is on Steam. I wouldn't underestimate the interest in personal customization. It's not just desktops and laptops but devices. Not for everyone, but those who want a more personalized environment.

That said, the issue of paying and how much is alive and well. The pay-for skins are often overpriced relative to what those amounts now buy in terms of software on computers and devices. Not saying what their selling value should be, but it's been noted in the Stardock newsletter that market pricing for software is way down...more commodity than ever. What management and marketing/sales see as opportunities withinin this reality determines where they spend development resources. But it's obvious from posts here that long-time customers are still interested in updates.