Helping to soundtrack a generation of music lovers, the once ubiquitous media player Winamp will terminate on December 20, 2013. After running for 15 years, the news was announced alongside the release of the new 5.66 version. Nullsoft, who created Winamp, was acquired by AOL in 1999 for $80 million USD, and while AOL had intended to use Winamp technology for its own AOL Media Player, the app didn't move past beta status. The team created an Android app to adapt with the times, yet with the rise...
Helping to soundtrack a generation of music lovers, the once ubiquitous media player Winamp will terminate on December 20, 2013. After running for 15 years, the news was announced alongside the release of the new 5.66 version. Nullsoft, who created Winamp, was acquired by AOL in 1999 for $80 million USD, and while AOL had intended to use Winamp technology for its own AOL Media Player, the app didn't move past beta status. The team created an Android app to adapt with the times, yet with the rise...
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