Winamp pwned by AOL
So I'm back using XP at the office after a long home-based hiatus from all things windows. I am trying to setup this machine with comparable FOSS apps and I'm having a hard time. I've grown accustomed to my Linux based apps so these windows apps aren't cutting it.
I installed Winamp today, as I remember using that long ago in my Windows days. What do I see when I'm installing it? "Nullsoft is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL/Time Warner." Whoa, back the truck up!
So I quickly cancel the installation of that. If there could possibly be a company worse than Microsoft, it'd be AOL. Microsoft buy & whores out companies that created good apps but AOL simply doesn't have any useful or competitive product. Overpriced, bloated ISP.. no thanks.
So, for those of you who didn't know, Winamp is pnwd by AOL. Don't use it. If I find a useful non-bloated, non-whore of an XP based app I'll let you know. In the meantime I'm going to start bringing in my Linux laptop from home.
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