<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
(	O
OD	O
;	O
previously	O
the	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Network	I-Application
or	O
ODNT	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
software	O
subscription	O
service	O
created	O
by	O
Stardock	O
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
and	O
relaunched	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
includes	O
most	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
customization	O
and	O
productivity	O
products	O
offered	O
by	O
Stardock	O
,	O
including	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
,	O
Fences	B-Application
,	O
DesktopX	B-Application
,	O
Tweak7	B-Application
,	O
IconPackager	O
and	O
ObjectBar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
—	O
initially	O
entitled	O
The	O
Workplace	O
Toolset/2	O
—	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
by	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
and	O
Kurt	O
Westerfeld	O
subsequent	O
to	O
Stardock	O
's	O
OS/2	B-Application
Essentials	O
,	O
a	O
pre-registered	O
set	O
of	O
OS/2	B-Application
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
1.5	O
and	O
Professional	O
versions	O
following	O
in	O
short	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1997	O
the	O
OS/2	B-Application
ISV	B-Application
market	O
was	O
flagging	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
customers	O
were	O
switching	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997	O
OS/2	B-Application
revenues	O
were	O
33%	O
of	O
those	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
fell	O
to	O
25%	O
of	O
1996	O
levels	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
their	O
decision	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
mid-1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Stardock	O
remained	O
an	O
OS/2	B-Application
ISV	B-Application
until	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS/2	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
initial	O
versions	O
and	O
upgrades	O
,	O
costing	O
more	O
than	O
later	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
due	O
to	O
lower	O
volume	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
was	O
both	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
functionality	O
and	O
criticised	O
for	O
performance	O
and	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
1996	O
,	O
fixing	O
many	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
the	O
following	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Professional	O
was	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
)	O
aimed	O
at	O
professional	O
users	O
of	O
OS/2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
2.0	O
was	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
Professional	O
features	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
priced	O
at	O
$99.95	O
;	O
users	O
of	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Professional	O
could	O
upgrade	O
for	O
$39	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
versions	O
could	O
be	O
upgraded	O
for	O
$69.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
became	O
clear	O
that	O
OS/2	B-Application
would	O
not	O
remain	O
a	O
viable	O
platform	O
,	O
Stardock	O
decided	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
required	O
rewriting	O
old	O
components	O
and	O
writing	O
new	O
ones	O
to	O
replace	O
those	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
appropriate	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cope	O
with	O
this	O
cashflow	O
problem	O
,	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
users	O
who	O
had	O
switched	O
from	O
OS/2	B-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
were	O
asked	O
to	O
purchase	O
Windows	B-Application
subscriptions	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
software	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
understanding	O
that	O
their	O
subscription	O
period	O
would	O
only	O
begin	O
when	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
reasonably	O
complete	O
(	O
which	O
ended	O
up	O
as	O
December	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
new	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
package	O
was	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
OS/2	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
with	O
old	O
favourites	O
like	O
Object	O
Edit	O
,	O
Control	O
Center	O
and	O
Task/Tab	O
Launchpad	O
being	O
ported	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
userbase	O
expanded	O
from	O
its	O
traditional	O
core	O
of	O
technical	O
users	O
into	O
the	O
wider	O
Windows	B-Application
market	O
,	O
newer	O
components	O
shifted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
customizing	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flagship	O
component	O
of	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
became	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
;	O
other	O
popular	O
additions	O
were	O
IconPackager	O
,	O
ObjectBar	O
,	O
DesktopX	B-Application
,	O
DeskScapes	O
and	O
Fences	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impulse	B-Application
(	O
preceded	O
by	O
Component	O
Manager	O
and	O
Stardock	B-Application
Central	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
interface	O
for	O
registering	O
,	O
downloading	O
and	O
updating	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
roughly	O
equivalent	O
to	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
subscription	O
fee	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
has	O
been	O
$49.95	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
year	O
's	O
renewal	O
or	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
a	O
standalone	O
component	O
has	O
been	O
$34.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
2008	O
introduced	O
two	O
tiers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
lower	O
tier	O
at	O
$49.95	O
and	O
the	O
higher	O
tier	O
at	O
$69.95	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
eliminated	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
works	O
on	O
a	O
component	O
model	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
programs	O
are	O
available	O
separately	O
,	O
but	O
subscribers	O
can	O
use	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
components	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
subscribers	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2010	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
developed	O
to	O
become	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
's	O
most	O
popular	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WindowBlinds	B-Application
technology	O
is	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
DirectSkin	B-Application
,	O
Stardock	O
's	O
corporate	O
ActiveX/COM	B-Application
skinning	O
component.FencesFences	O
–	O
Windows	B-Application
Desktop	O
Organization	O
SoftwareDesktop	O
icon	O
visibility	O
and	O
organization	O
tool	O
,	O
allowing	O
related	O
programs	O
to	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
groups	O
(	O
fences	B-Application
)	O
and	O
shown	O
or	O
hidden	O
at	O
need	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fences	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
included	O
with	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
,	O
adds	O
sorting	O
and	O
automatically	O
inserts	O
new	O
items	O
into	O
fences	B-Application
based	O
on	O
file	O
name	O
or	O
type.DeskScapesAnimated	O
wallpapers	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
icon	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
and	O
apply	O
icon	O
packages	O
that	O
replace	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
icons	O
,	O
file	O
type	O
icons	O
and	O
folder	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
includes	O
basic	O
icon	O
changing	O
and	O
the	O
Icon	O
Explorer	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
icon	O
viewing	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Registered	O
versions	O
add	O
shell	B-Operating_System
integration	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
icons	O
that	O
represent	O
file	O
formats	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icons	O
may	O
be	O
adjusted	O
separately	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
the	O
loading	O
of	O
icon	O
packages	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
themselves	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
theme	B-Application
managed	O
by	O
Theme	B-Application
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
artists	O
sell	O
premium	O
icon	O
packages	O
on	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
and	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
majority	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IconPackager	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
controversy	O
when	O
competitors	O
TGTSoft	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Stardock	O
over	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
its	O
file	O
format.ObjectBarA	O
highly	O
customizable	O
shell	B-Operating_System
add-on	O
,	O
oriented	O
around	O
"	O
bars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Has	O
been	O
most	O
popular	O
with	O
users	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
who	O
wish	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
menu	O
bar	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
provides	O
an	O
effective	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ObjectBar	O
also	O
integrated	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
Stardock	O
's	O
ControlCenter	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
largely	O
superseded	O
by	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
and	O
ObjectDock	B-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later.RightClickAn	O
expanded	O
context	O
menu	O
for	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
offering	O
DesktopX-compatible	O
plugin	B-Application
support	O
for	O
menu	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
ObjectBar	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
derived.Tweak7Tweak7	O
–	O
Easily	O
Change	O
Windows	B-Application
Settings	O
(	O
TweakVista	B-Application
)	O
Helps	O
users	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
performance	O
and	O
behavior	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista/7	O
in	O
several	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supersedes	O
TweakShell.IconDeveloperCreates	O
icons	O
from	O
existing	O
pictures	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
software	O
designed	O
to	O
create	O
them	O
one	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
provides	O
for	O
recolouring	O
icons	O
or	O
icon	O
packages.LogonStudioA	O
free	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
,	O
Vista	B-Application
or	O
7	O
logon	O
screens	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
built-in	O
or	O
user-created	O
images.SoundPackagerA	O
sound	O
pack	O
manager	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allows	O
users	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
entire	O
set	O
of	O
sound	O
effects.Theme	O
Manager	O
(	O
WinStyles	O
)	O
Creates	O
and	O
applies	O
theme	B-Application
suites	I-Application
,	O
changing	O
the	O
skins	B-Application
of	O
applications	O
which	O
support	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
as	O
MyColors	B-Application
,	O
used	O
largely	O
for	O
co-branded	O
themes	O
and	O
corporate	O
installs.Keyboard	O
LaunchPadCreates	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
applications	O
,	O
control	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
,	O
or	O
insert	O
clipboard	O
snippets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
be	O
expanded	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
plugins.SkinStudio	O
(	O
BuilderBlinds	B-Application
)	O
Creates	O
skins	B-Application
for	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
supported	O
ObjectBar	O
,	O
WebBlinds	O
,	O
PocketBlinds	O
,	O
Koala	O
Player	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	O
Player.WindowFXA	O
program	O
that	O
adds	O
shadows	O
to	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
provides	O
window	O
transitions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transition	O
effects	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
3D	O
APIs	B-Application
as	O
mainstream	O
computer	O
games	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
very	O
demanding	O
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
computers	O
built	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transitions	O
are	O
created	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
scripting	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
-	O
a	O
free	O
third-party	O
tool	O
called	O
WFXScripter	O
can	O
manipulate	O
these	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameDescriptionComponent	O
TrayA	O
satellite	B-Application
applet	O
of	O
Stardock	B-Application
Central	I-Application
that	O
sat	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
tray	O
and	O
checked	O
occasionally	O
for	O
component	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replaced	O
by	O
an	O
equivalent	O
tool	O
for	O
Impulse.DesktopXDesktopX	O
–	O
Custom	O
Windows	B-Application
DesktopA	O
widget	O
engine	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	O
and	O
above	O
which	O
can	O
create	O
individual	O
objects	O
or	O
entire	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
versions	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
independent	O
executables.ControlCenterProvided	O
virtual	B-Application
desktops	I-Application
,	O
folder	O
shortcuts	O
and	O
statistical	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
importance	O
diminished	O
as	O
DesktopX	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
equivalent	O
objects	O
with	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
graphics	O
and	O
custom	O
functionality.DriveScanVisualized	O
the	O
file	O
contents	O
of	O
drives	O
in	O
pie	B-Application
chart	I-Application
,	O
bar	B-Application
chart	I-Application
or	O
list	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reached	O
version	O
1.0	O
in	O
July	O
2006.IconXProvided	O
antialiased	B-Algorithm
resizing	O
,	O
transparency	O
,	O
and	O
mouseover	O
effects/animation	O
for	O
desktop	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
part	O
of	O
DesktopX	B-Application
,	O
IconX	O
was	O
split	O
out	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
in	O
August	O
2004.Object	O
EditA	O
syntax	O
highlighting	O
text	O
editor.ObjectMediaA	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
component	O
based	O
on	O
DirectMedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Could	O
be	O
run	O
standalone	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
most	O
often	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
DXPlayer	O
plugin	B-Application
for	O
DesktopX.Object	O
SweeperCleared	O
out	O
temporary	O
files	O
and	O
web	B-Protocol
caches	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
removed	O
empty	O
folders	O
from	O
the	O
Start	O
Menu.ObjectZip	O
(	O
Object	O
Archives	O
)	O
Provided	O
basic	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
,	O
RAR	O
and	O
CAB	O
support	O
,	O
including	O
explorer	B-Protocol
shell	B-Operating_System
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deemed	O
obsolete	O
since	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
provided	O
a	O
folder	O
view	O
for	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
and	O
CAB	O
archives.SpringFoldersEased	O
reorganization	O
by	O
opening	O
folders	O
when	O
other	O
folders	O
were	O
dragged	O
onto	O
them	O
,	O
in	O
Explorer	B-Protocol
windows	B-Application
or	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
closing	O
them	O
after	O
the	O
drag	O
operation	O
is	O
complete.Stardock	O
Virtual	O
DesktopsIntegrated	O
into	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
adding	O
virtual	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replaced	O
the	O
component	O
known	O
as	O
BandVWM.Tab	O
LaunchPadA	O
once-popular	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
OS/2	B-Application
LaunchPad	O
,	O
adding	O
tabs	O
to	O
store	O
more	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipsed	O
by	O
other	O
components	O
,	O
notably	O
ObjectDock	B-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
tabs	O
feature	O
to	O
its	O
Plus	O
version.TweakShellModified	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
shell	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
PowerToys	I-Application
now	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
complete	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameDescriptionStyleVistaChanged	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
window	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
permitting	O
adjustment	O
of	O
the	O
colour	O
and	O
opacity	O
of	O
Vista	B-Application
's	O
translucent	O
window	O
borders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
incorporated	O
this	O
feature	O
into	O
Vista.Association	O
WizardManaged	O
file	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superseded	O
by	O
improved	O
support	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
in	O
2004.SmartIPLet	O
users	O
create	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
DNS	I-Protocol
entries	O
of	O
the	O
form	O
username.stardock.net	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
tray	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Withdrawn	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
remained	O
running	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003.TreeViewAdded	O
a	O
"	O
Tree	O
"	O
option	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
View	O
options	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
folders	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
offered	O
by	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
available	O
in	O
beta	O
,	O
CEO	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
indicated	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
it	O
a	O
viable	O
component.WebBlindsAn	O
early	O
demonstration	O
of	O
DirectSkin	B-Application
,	O
Stardock	O
's	O
ActiveX/COM	B-Application
version	O
of	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allowed	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
skins	B-Application
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
plus	O
change	O
the	O
toolbar	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
icon	O
functionality	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
components	O
were	O
not	O
brought	O
forth	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
NameDescriptionDesktop	O
Backup	O
AdvisorProvided	O
packaged	O
desktops	O
(	O
useful	O
for	O
corporations	O
wishing	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
a	O
standard	O
desktop	O
layout	O
to	O
users	O
)	O
and	O
improved	O
performance	O
by	O
repairing	O
OS/2	B-Application
INI	B-Protocol
files	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
tended	O
to	O
fill	O
with	O
invalid	O
entries	O
over	O
time.Object	O
NavigatorAn	O
advanced	O
file	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Displayed	O
long	O
filenames	O
on	O
FAT	B-Application
partitions	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
professional	O
version	O
offered	O
a	O
view	O
pane	O
that	O
displayed	O
most	O
types	O
of	O
file.Object	O
NetscanDisplayed	O
a	O
bandwidth	O
usage	O
graph	O
and	O
other	O
statistics	O
relating	O
to	O
network	O
usage.Object	O
InspectorAllowed	O
users	O
to	O
inspect	O
and	O
modify	O
OS/2	B-Application
Workplace	B-Device
Shell	I-Device
objects.Object	O
PackageUsed	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
the	O
desktop	O
and	O
other	O
shell	B-Operating_System
objects.Object	O
ScheduleA	O
folder-based	O
task	O
scheduler.Object	O
SecurityProvided	O
basic	O
desktop-level	O
security.Object	O
ViewingThe	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Quick	B-Application
View	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
this	O
allowed	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
numerous	O
file	O
formats	O
in	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Object	O
Navigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
popular	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
WindowBlinds	B-Application
tend	O
to	O
be	O
frequently	O
updated	O
,	O
with	O
beta	O
releases	O
every	O
week	O
or	O
two	O
,	O
release	O
versions	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
every	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
major	O
version	O
changes	O
every	O
year	O
or	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
non-Object	O
Desktop	O
users	O
have	O
said	O
the	O
beta	O
issue	O
creates	O
a	O
double	O
standard	O
and	O
forces	O
people	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
latest	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
Stardock	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
policy	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
too	O
many	O
standalone	O
users	O
expecting	O
beta	O
versions	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
reliability	O
as	O
release	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
increased	O
ease	O
of	O
releasing	O
a	O
build	O
on	O
Impulse	B-Application
over	O
a	O
separate	O
installation	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
