December 20th., after more than 15 years of operation, one of the most popular programs for playing music and videos will be withdrawn.
– Text :: Dominica Bulska
22/11/2013
notice, posted on the www.winamp.com, indicates that both the service and associated with the player Internet services will not be available after December 21. After this date there will be the possibility download Winamp Media Player.
No official reason given to close the page, but probably it is related to the declining popularity of the player over the years. The application was the most common among Windows users. Though created her versions on Mac and Android, however, is not met with a large number of fans.
Although the last 15 years, a number of applications that meet a similar function (as iTunes or Spotify), closing Winamp arouses a certain nostalgia. It was one of the first programs to play MP3 files, which from the beginning has offered a feature to create playlists. Compared to other programs of this type held enough disk space – even the latest version of the installer is 4.2 MB, while the installer is 170 MB iTunes’a. Attracted not only its functionality but also an interesting slogan – “ Winamp, it really whips the llama’s ass”. It is undeniable that in the early years of the Winamp was the leader in its category. However, after 2000 odtawarzacz began to gradually lose popularity, which coincided with its acquisition by AOL in 2002 ruled that it is the strategy of the company contributed to the loss of the success of the player. Regardless of the reason for withdrawal, there is no doubt that many internet users will miss it.
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