Winamp and associated services to shut down on December 20

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  1. truebluefan

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    One of the most popular media players of all time, Winamp, will cease to be available come December 20, 2013.

    AOL has announced that it is shutting down Winamp.com and its associated web services and that the Winamp media player will also no longer be available for download.

    "Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release. Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years," said the note on the Winamp.com website.

    Read more http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/winamp-and-associated-services-to-shut-down-on-december-20-449117
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    It was great in its day. iTunes makes it irrelevant anymore.
     
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    I still use winamp. Guess I will come into the modern world now.
     
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    I used Winamp for years. I didn't know they were still around.
     

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