Posted on Jul 3, 2017
Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself
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I always find it interesting how a piece of software that was once considered "need to have" falls by the wayside. SGT (Join to see) SN Greg Wright
Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself
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"WINAMP- WinAmp- winamp ... It really whips the llama's ass!"
I miss WinAmp. It was certainly the best of its era. The ubiquity of decent music platforms and the advent of high-end mobile MP3 payers (followed quickly by smartphones) was eventually going to kill it one way or another, but it was good while it lasted.
I miss WinAmp. It was certainly the best of its era. The ubiquity of decent music platforms and the advent of high-end mobile MP3 payers (followed quickly by smartphones) was eventually going to kill it one way or another, but it was good while it lasted.
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I was a fan. I don't recall what the catalyst was, but at some point, I just stopped using it.
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Cpl (Join to see)
I actually believe if they had branched it to embedded software, it would have been a great interface for portables and real competition for iPods with their proprietary encoding strategy.
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SSgt Mark Lines
Cpl (Join to see) - I totally agree. I definitely would have bought a player compatible with Winamp instead of an iPod when my Nomad died.
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I remember having this program back when I was in Korea. It made things really easy and fun, but I agree that in today's world, this program just cannot keep up. To many other options out there that are easier to use and more mobile.
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