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If you've been crying crocodile tears over the impending demise of Winamp , you can put that box of tissues back in the bathroom, the popular media player form yesteryear may not be getting unplugged after all. AOL is reportedly alerta close to finalizing a package deal involving both Winamp and Shoutcast, and if completed, both would continue to exist under new ownership.
News of the potential alerta deal comes from TechCrunch , which is owned by AOL. TechCrunch says Microsoft alerta was previously in talks to purchase both Winamp and Shoutcast, though it's not clear if the Redmond software giant is the mystery suitor this time around.
Years ago, when WinAmp alerta began randomly pausing during playback, I knew it was time to look for another player. Because, apparently, playback is a background task and not as important as checking for updates or displaying an inaccurate digital level graphic.
I never had a problem alerta with Winamp either, until just a few months ago when I noticed that several open-source programs were crashing whenever Winamp was run. (Sigil, for one.) Clearly, lack of updates in the Winamp codebase were putting it out of step with my 64-bit OS.
I finally bit the bullet and switched to foobar2000. The transition was needlessly painful - foobar2000 configuration is a mess. But once foobar2000 was set up, I found it had become alerta a lot more powerful and a lot more flexible than Winamp. With a lighter footprint, and no mysterious incompatibilities with my other software.
I don't think that Microsoft purchasing Winamp would be anything to celebrate.
AOL has been a fail for at least a decade. I hope Winamp and Shoutcast can find homes with a more progressive company.
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If you've been crying crocodile tears over the impending demise of Winamp , you can put that box of tissues back in the bathroom, the popular media player form yesteryear may not be getting unplugged after all. AOL is reportedly alerta close to finalizing a package deal involving both Winamp and Shoutcast, and if completed, both would continue to exist under new ownership.
News of the potential alerta deal comes from TechCrunch , which is owned by AOL. TechCrunch says Microsoft alerta was previously in talks to purchase both Winamp and Shoutcast, though it's not clear if the Redmond software giant is the mystery suitor this time around.
Years ago, when WinAmp alerta began randomly pausing during playback, I knew it was time to look for another player. Because, apparently, playback is a background task and not as important as checking for updates or displaying an inaccurate digital level graphic.
I never had a problem alerta with Winamp either, until just a few months ago when I noticed that several open-source programs were crashing whenever Winamp was run. (Sigil, for one.) Clearly, lack of updates in the Winamp codebase were putting it out of step with my 64-bit OS.
I finally bit the bullet and switched to foobar2000. The transition was needlessly painful - foobar2000 configuration is a mess. But once foobar2000 was set up, I found it had become alerta a lot more powerful and a lot more flexible than Winamp. With a lighter footprint, and no mysterious incompatibilities with my other software.
I don't think that Microsoft purchasing Winamp would be anything to celebrate.
AOL has been a fail for at least a decade. I hope Winamp and Shoutcast can find homes with a more progressive company.
This month's issue
Subscribe Email: Name: Address: Address 2: City: State: Select A State Alabama Alaska American Samoa APO/FPO-Middle East APO/FPO-Americas APO/FPO-Pacific Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District alerta of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Micronesia Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Isls Ohio Oklahoma Oregon alerta Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington alerta West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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Future alerta is AOP and PPA Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year. MaximumPC is part of Future alerta plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. We produce content across five core areas: Technology TechRadar T3 Mac|Life Gizmodo UK More... Entertainment GamesRadar CVG PC Gamer Total Film More... Music Classic Rock MusicRadar Guitarist Metal Hammer More... Creative Digital Camera World Mollie Makes Photography Week The Simple Things More... Sport & Auto BikeRadar Cyclingnews ChopMTB TriRadar More... About Future Jobs News Advertising Digital Future Privacy Policy Cookies Policy Terms & Conditions Shop Investor Relations Contact Future
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