[jaws-uk] Re: Off topic - Winamp shutting down
- From: G T Barwick <rockridge.estate@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:17:02 +1100
Yes. AOL is pulling the pin next month.
Here's the news item I read. Thanks for nothing AOL !!
AOL to shutdown Winamp permanently next month.
One of the most popular music player of all time will be gone for good next
month. AOL has announced that it will be shutting down the iconic Winamp
player on December 20, following which you won’t be able to download
itagain or get any further updates.
Winamp has been available for Windows since 1997 and was one of the most
popular music players back then. Not only was it insanely customizable,
thanks to support for a myriads of plugins and skins, it was also known for
its superb audio quality among audiophiles.
Over the course of time, it’s popularity waned and what was once a
slim, lightweight app turned into bit of a bloatware with dozens of extra
features and UI changes. More recently, they also released a version for
Android and OS X but neither managed to catch on the way the Windows version
did back in the day.
Now, after sixteen long years of service, Winamp’s parent company AOL
(who acquired them back in 1999) is shutting it down. The app is still
available for download on the website (it’s at v5.66 now) and you can
download it for another month after which it would be gone for good.
So long, old friend. It was nice knowing you.
On 21-Nov-2013 8:12 PM, Andrew Summers wrote:
Hi, I've been reading on the access list, that winamp is shutting down, is
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