Much-loved media player Winamp will shutter on December 20, 2013, the company has announced, with the AOL-owned software planning to cease all of the related web services and yank the official download. The news, quietly announced alongside version 5.66 of the software, ends fifteen years of the app being offered, with the Winamp team warning […]
Winamp, the AOL-owned mp3 player of yore, will close up shop for good on December 20th, which means you have exactly one month from today to use the service — if you’re still using it, that is. In addition to shutting down Winamp.com, AOL and co. will no longer offer downloads of the media player. It’s hardly a surprising announcement, but it’s a slightly glum one considering Winamp’s popularity in the late nineties and early aughts. Go ahead, you have our permission to get nostalgic for a moment or two.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Via: Ars Technica
Source: Winamp.com
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