That isn’t ‘coming back’. Thats ‘we have the rights to the name,,so let’s launch a new program with the same name to get free clout and easy money’.
Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming
Submitted 1 day ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/
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DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 1 day ago
Janx@piefed.social 11 hours ago
Digging up the bones of an ancient mp3 player (again) to try to wring more money out of it simply because you own the rights isn’t a “comeback”. This doesn’t whip the llama’s ass.
Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club 14 hours ago
I’m not sure what this even means. what they gonna do ? Start own streaming platform? With all rented content ?
Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 hours ago
Translation: Winamp will be ruined by corporate greed in 2027.
termus@beehaw.org 12 hours ago
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
that’s “let’s do some rentseeking while wearing skin of nostalgic media player”
Sina@beehaw.org 18 hours ago
Can vibecode a winamp-clone in like 5 hours & the resulting app would never try to monetize me. Of course I don’t have to because Foobar -or rather Fooyin on Linux- is better than Winamp ever were…
magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 hours ago
vibecode
Dude srfu, plus someone who’s not a useless hack already made a clone.
jay2@beehaw.org 16 hours ago
Jokes on them. I never stopped using Winamp. 5.8 baby. With some of that ooey gooey milkdrop goodness. Sooooo good.
tonytins@pawb.social 1 day ago
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All I want is a simple, nostalgic media player.
reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
Audacious supports Winamp skins.