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Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod

Posted by Hemos on from the busting-out-in-new-ways dept.

slicenglide writes "A newly released plugin for Winamp allows you to copy music from your iPod to your computer. Wired has picked up the story and includes a link to the WinAmp plugin page where you can grab yourself a copy. "

3 of 398 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Wow, news to me by Colm+Buckley · · Score: 0, Troll
    I simply plugged it into my Windows XP laptop and it worked--no software to install. Just press the "sync" button from Windows Media player 10.
    Bill? Is that you?
  2. Re:Wow, news to me by Zerikai · · Score: 0, Troll

    And how is the parent insightful? We need a 'dumb' mod...

  3. Re:Wow, news to me by glesga_kiss · · Score: 0, Troll
    You understand it can play MP3s, right?

    Tell that to the 95% of iPod users who don't even know what DRM is and ripped with the default settings. They are locked into Apple for life, or until they re-encode all of their music. Which is not likely to happen.

    The iPod is everything the /. crowd hate about the RIAA and all the other companies that want to "0wn" music. The fact that it is accepted, relished ever, is due to the fan boys. Something any /.'er should be used to, but the iPod support still surprises me.

    It sucks on every level that normally matters to geeky people, and it excels for those who would normally buy Louis Viton bags. All image. Suxors! :-)

    Just because you have an iPod doesn't mean you have to use iTMS.

    What? You can't even install the free Quicktime Player without getting iTunes forced on you. If that had been done by someone else, e.g. Microsoft, we'd all be up in arms. But it's apple, the company that takes from OSS but never gives. My only explination is that the iPod adverts must work really well, because they've got the /. crowd hooked.