RIP Winamp

[Catfish666]

Winamp Site wrote:

Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release.
Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years.

http://www.winamp.com/media-player

No surprise really, as it's been going downhill for many years now.

[TheBeardedQuack]

I don't I've ever seen anyone use WinAmp, or willingly search and download it. XD

[tath]

back in the days it was the 1st software to install after operating system! Dem old times...

[Cheraphy]

there's some serious support for open sourcing it. Knowing AOL, they'll probably sell it to microsoft.

[S6k9GNh0]

There are free alternatives to Winamp such as Audacious that go less restrictive routes (and maintaining at least theme compatibility... unfortunately, plugins are a different matter).

[Catfish666]

there's some serious support for open sourcing it.

There are too many Winamp clones slithering in the wild, already.
An open-source version of the "real thing" would just be drowned in the sea of clones.

EDIT: OK, maybe I'm exaggerating a little.

Knowing AOL, they'll probably sell it to microsoft.

Even if it did happen, what good would that do? Look at Skype and how Microsoft made it worse.

[Cheraphy]

I wasn't suggesting it'd be a good thing :P

[TheBeardedQuack]

Catfish666 wrote:

Look at Skype and how Microsoft made it worse.

Agreed!
(Look at the Nokia Lumia too XD)