Winamp's woes: how the greatest MP3 player undid itself

15 years on, Winamp still lives—but mismanagement blunted its llama-whipping.

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thank you, this was a very enjoyable read. I always wondered what happened to good ol' Wiamp. It took me back to the late nineties. Before even Napster came into the picture. Back then you could only get mp3s via newsgroups, XDCC, and FTP, and WinAMP was THE player of choice. I still have my huge skin collection stashed away somewhere. Boy, things are so different today...