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WinAmp's Death Greatly Exaggerated

Posted by samzenpus on from the lazarus dept.

robyannetta writes "In a previous story, we heard that WinAmp was down for the count. Apparently, this is not the case. Here is a note by Eric Caoili that says "No we weren't axed. We haven't even seen anyone with an axe. There was this one guy who came up to us to axe us a question, but that's about it.""

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  1. What's not a joke... by AlexTheBeast · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's not a joke is that any news is good news.

    For one brief instant we all figured winamp was dead. The internet news sites picked it up, people were downloading every version known to man for archive, and we were all focused on winamp once again.

    Welcome to the world of the rumor-feeding news cycle.

    We have been played.

  2. From their press release... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful



    to everyone who came out to show their support for us and who defended us when everyone was calling us gay.

    That is a nice little bit of homophobia from their press release. Real professional guys. Sheesh.

  3. Re:It's funny. Laugh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    to everyone who came out to show their support for us and who defended us when everyone was calling us niggers.

    Still think it is funny?