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Thanks for sharing this useful information! See, Winamp wasn't "just another player" for some of us. It was the first thing we fired up when we turned on the c
by LisaAR 7y ago
Thanks for sharing this useful information!
See, Winamp wasn't "just another player" for some of us. It was the first thing we fired up when we turned on the computer. So, seeing it go down the drain for the last 10 years or so, really hurt . Bloath, bloath and more bloath... damn, I would've opted for RealPlayer if it wasn't for the terrible UI. On the other hand, important features, like plugin playback compatibility was getting worse (for example, there wasn't a single version of Winamp after 5.24 that played back MP3Pro files correctly with the Fraunhoffer MP3Pro plugin, until now ).
- sk0g 7y agoMinor correction, I think the word you were after is bloat, though the urban dictionary for your version kinda fits :)
- mirimir 7y agoIndeed. And removing all traces of Windows Media Player was one of the first steps after installing Windows.
- rolandog 7y agoHa! I had forgotten the crucial first steps of setting up new computers from back then. A more recent habit, until recently (if I had to use Windows), I would also try to install most apps through Chocolatey to help keeping up to date.
- ryanmercer 7y ago>It was the first thing we fired up when we turned on the computer. Indeed, open winamp and press play. Let it shuffle through my library while I fired up AIM/mIRC/zMUD/etc and would keep playing until I was done with the computer for that session.
- glenneroo 7y ago> It was the first thing we fired up when Was? Winamp is still the first program I launch after booting up.