So long Winamp, and thanks for all the fish.

bearkub

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/11/aol_axes_nullsoft/

I've used Winamp since the beginning and kinda hate to see it won't be developed any further. Oh well.

KDR_11k

As if there was a way for us to hate AOL even more...

ElysiumGX

Although somewhat buggy, my Winamp5 completely replaced Windows Media Player. I was hoping for atleast one more update to cure some of the errors that appear. It could play so many video formats, even some windows formats that even WMP has trouble playing. Sad to see it go.

Damn AOL. Damn you to hell!!!

adam

You know, I'm really sad that this is happening. I've used Winamp for aslong as I was able to get onto the internet and its a shame AOL is axing this program. I'm with KDR on this one, the assholes.

skankerzero

meh, doesn't bother me. I stopped at the last update before Winamp 3. That's my favorite version.

Jes

Well, this pretty much sucks...

ScoobyDoofus

Thats really too bad. I've always enjoyed using Winamp and never really favored any of the alternative media programs out there.

sinistergfx

I'll miss Nullsoft and all, but Winamp is pretty much perfect for me in its current incarnation (5.05). Can't really think of any bugs that are bothering me or features that are missing.

5.05 in classic skin mode is light on resources and does everything I need it to do. Global Hotkeys, Jump to File Extended, and the media library all rule. A few other plugs round it out nicely (a compressor, a dsp stacker, and stuff for shoutcast/icecast broadcasting, & the enhancer dsp).

Needles

This is heart breaking ;_;. ive used winamp ever since v2 >.<. Feh, its my only media player. Heh i dont think ill ever get rid of my version now.

FatAssasin

Well, there's always oldversion.com

Faucet

Yikes!

This is one of my favorite pieces of software. It's graphicly engaging, simplistic, user friendly, stable and a light-weight program... I don't think there's any other program (other than windows) that I have used longer. If my computer's on, there's a 99% chance Winamp is running on it... it's been that way since 1998.

Hehehe... Just remembered downloading NIN mp3s for it off of www.nineinchnails.net on my 28.8. (illegal mp3s out in the open without any legal notices or any attempt to obscure what it was... and it stayed up for quite a while... unimaginable these days.)

Well, at least the versions 5 and 2.91 are solid programs and leave little reason to go with another music program. I just hope as new audio formats are released, the winamp plugins to support them will be released with them.

flaagan

at least they went out with a bang (5.0) and AOL isnt making users pay for winamp (yet).

gauss

yeah, i've stayed with winamp 2 since being introduced to the program and though i'm sad for the guys who worked on winamp, the news doesn't really change my pirated-music-listening habits

PaK

2.666 is the best version for me.