Great article from Ars Technica back in June, talking about Winamp, the doyenne of digital music:
“There’s no reason that Winamp couldn’t be in the position that iTunes is in today if not for a few layers of mismanagement by AOL that started immediately upon acquisition,” Rob Lord, the first general manager of Winamp, and its first-ever hire, told Ars.
Reading this made me remember with fondness the heady days of 2000, Napster and Winamp.
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