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Old November 20, 2013, 06:46 PM
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I hope to hell that they open source it. I'm sure about 48 different branches of it will be created. To be honest I'm really surprised by this, but I guess there just isnt a lot of money to be made off an application like this? Seems strange with games and other iOS/Android apps selling 'productivity', 'game' and other apps for a couple bucks each.

Better go get my last download of the pro version :(
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Old November 20, 2013, 08:53 PM
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sigh, winamp.... you really kicked the llama's a$$
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Old November 21, 2013, 12:51 AM
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Foobar user checking in. Once you find a skin or layout that works for you, you'll never use anything again. Until that point, I completely understand the frustration.
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I crossed over to Foobar from Winamp about 3-4 years ago. Sad to see Winamp go, however. Hopefully they do the right thing and release it open source instead of just cutting its head off.
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Old November 21, 2013, 02:23 AM
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I still have a few versions of winamp on file...

Oldest being winamp280_full.exe, 7/11/2003

Before then I remem using Winplay3...
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Old November 21, 2013, 08:17 AM
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I haven't used Winamp in ages now. Stuck with the 280 version forever and never really bothered with version 5. Currently using Aimp (AIMP - Free Music Player) as it's a great little player, supports Winamp skins and constantly being worked on. Tried foobar years ago but was too much a pain in the ass for little to no return.
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Old November 21, 2013, 08:22 AM
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I have a cd at home wtih a VERRRRRRRy early release of Winamp. I'll try digging it up sometime.
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Old November 21, 2013, 08:58 AM
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Thanks for the heads up guys. I just downloaded a backup copy.

I'm really surprised that AOL is still around. Probably has something to do with the fact that 1 in 4 Grams are still clinging to all those free installer discs they've horded over the years.
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Thanks for the heads up guys. I just downloaded a backup copy.

I'm really surprised that AOL is still around. Probably has something to do with the fact that 1 in 4 Grams are still clinging to all those free installer discs they've horded over the years.
They also own Endgadet, so having a tech news site does generate a lot in ad revenue.
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Old November 21, 2013, 08:33 PM
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Looks like AOL is making a last ditch effort and are trying to sell winamp off to microsoft

Source: Microsoft In Talks To Buy Shoutcast And Winamp From AOL | TechCrunch
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