Well, for the 'amount' of updates at the moment an announcement in the forums does it's job. I mean realistically, there are only 3- 4 apps left that get updates nevertheless. This mess with selling Impulse, then letting it discontinue Object Desktop support and having NOTHING ready to replace it shows the state Stardock development is in and the care for customers perfectly.

And with all really big respect, everyone who wants to tell us that nothing changed in these last ten years is either payed for it (which is fine with me) or as a worst case suffers senility or something. I still hope I am wrong with the last.

Still I won't get into this debate too deep, I've seen it coming since some time and had my penalty for it. And no bad blood intended, just food for thought.

I know that site, using it myself. Still I don't believe people had looking at a website in mind. At least not Object Desktop subscribers which came from SDC and I BET, those where not the main group complaining about Impulse. It is quite a difference having to look up updates for one or two games versus having to look up updates for 8-10 OD apps (in it's good times). And having no access to betas is not quite what OD used to be all about either.

IIRC, almost all the complaints about Impulse came from the gaming side.  While a dedicated app/update manager would probably please most of the ODNT users, it is not strictly speaking necessary, as long as access to interim betas & release updates is provided in a simple manner.  I don't consider the current My Account setup to be simple - it does not appear to give you any clues as to whether updates are available and includes everything I've bought/downloaded since 2001, most of which are no longer installed or used with no way to clear the clutter of unused/defunct apps.

I would personally vastly prefer resuscitating SDC in some form.  0.02

Betas are being rolled out on that page, Tiles is there already.  

I didn't mind SDC or Impulse but now that we have a website site that lists versions it is a pain to keep things up to date with a dozen plus applications.  Since we are under a subscription based plan with our software I, for one, think this is unacceptable to have to go through so much pain for an update.  Especially in this day and age. 

Course, updates have been coming more slowly and fewer applications are getting them.  Love the software, just don't know if the "maintenance fee" is worth it anymore with that and the update situation, I may just drop it.

I certainly didn't post this thread to bicker or complain.  I was hoping to get some positive feedback that something was in the wings.  I rarely post here but got a little irritated about how to update my software.  Anyhoo, looks like we are not being supported very well from the responses so far.

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Were complaints about Impulse's functionality coming in significant numbers from Object Desktop users (as opposed to gamers)?  I just don't remember it that way; I recall nits picked over colors, skinability & whatnot, but I could be wrong.

Regardless, it would be reassuring to know if an app manager is indeed in development or if the My Account page is the future.

Which seems quite logical as Tiles is only available as a beta yet.  

Having something that makes keeping tabs on the Object Desktop components simpler/easier would be welcome. I actually liked the general functionality of both SDC and Impulse. From the little bit of looking around it sounds like something is in the works though when is the question. The website download was always a nice backup option (for me at least) but I never had reason or want to use it. I guess that changes now.

Not trying to sidetrack the conversation but can someone throw me a few links to the discussions I'm sure have cropped up about Stardock not using Impulse? With what I remember reading from around the sale time it sounded like things were probably still going to remain tight between the two groups. I'm just suprised thats not the case and Stardock decided apparently to not use the 'register your bought software license in Impulse' route they were trying to market when they owned it.

You know I think this is just silly. I still stand by my statements that there is no reason why updates can't be built into the software. I do not buy the arguments I heard why that would not be convenient. If you can install, run and uninstall the software individually you should be able to update them individually. And for those who say that there is to much software that would bombard you with updates I think is nuts. How often are updates released and are you going to tell me that the updates are always released at the same time? You could have the option not to be notified of updates and could still have an update button to click on to check for updates.

This is so simple and we keep going over this again and again. In today's world programs update themselves or at least notifies you of updates. I do not understand why stardock software should be any different.

I am not against another program doing all this but I do not see why it is necessary.

Most software have an option in the settings to turn off automatic updates including your ccleaner.

I agree Dave and even for regular software I personally do not mind being notified. Its not like it happens every 10 minutes.