Winamp
is shutting down after 15 incredible years.
When
MP3s were in their infancy, the software was one of the few on the market that
could easily let you enjoy digital music without the hassle. Although many
early adopters still prefer the program to other high-profile software, it will
soon disappear from existence.
When
it Winamp shutting down? AOL intends
to discontinue the program on December 20. In addition to shutting down the
associated web services and forums, the company is yanking the software for
download. If you want to continue using it moving forward, then you’d better
download a stable copy right now.
AOL
said in an announcement on
Wednesday:
“Winamp.com
and associated web services will no longer be available past Dec. 20, 2013.
Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download …
Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years.”
Sporting
the tagline “It really whips the Llama’s a**,” Nullsoft’s Winamp was the first
program that allowed digital music fans to develop playlists around the music
they’d ripped from CDs. The software could also play files downloaded from such
controversial applications as Napster, Limewire, and Kazaa.
In
addition to sporting an easy-to-use playlist and robust equalizer options,
Winamp also contained a pretty nifty visualization tool that added a very
trippy element to your music. Although the program may not seem like much to
the younger generation, Winamp definitely helped change the way people enjoyed
music on their Windows-based computers.
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Although
companies reportedly made offers to purchase the software over the years, the
company eventually sold it to the folks over at AOL for
a hefty chunk of change. Unfortunately for fans of Winamp, its new parents
didn’t treat it very nicely. As a direct result, Winamp is shutting down. This
writer is definitely a little sad to hear the news.
Source: Inquisitr
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