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Why is MS doing this? They should just leave WA alone. IMO, every passing day SME-sized consumer software companies are going to find it harder to survive. I w
by ksk 13y ago
Why is MS doing this? They should just leave WA alone.
IMO, every passing day SME-sized consumer software companies are going to find it harder to survive. I wish there was a consumer market for well written compact software that just does its job well, doesnt mine your data, doesnt try to push some shitty subscription model or advertisement crap onto users.
- efdee 13y agoGiven the choice between WinAmp disappearing and Microsoft adopting it, what would you pick? In the first case, your only solution is to stick with one of the older versions that are offered for download on some OldVersions page (since AOL is apparently removing their download links). In the latter, you still have that solution, but now there's also the possibility of Microsoft keeping it available, or screwing up newer versions. All I can see is hope.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoWinamp disappearing by far. I haven't used it since my Windows days but it should die with dignity rather than turn into another Skype.
- ksk 13y agoI was secretly hoping that somewhere down the line WA would get opensourced :)
- xtracto 13y agoI would like to have WinAmp open sourced. I think it would be an amazing contribution to the library of open source software.