<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I think a few of you still use Winamp. Sorry to pass this on...</span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The end of an era is here. AOL announced that the music service Winamp <a href="http://www.winamp.com/media-player/en" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; ">is shutting down</a> on December 20, 2013. This move affects its website, <a href="http://Winamp.com">Winamp.com</a>, associated Web services, and also its Winamp Media players. And here’s an interesting fact: Winamp has been around 15 years.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Initially released in 1997 as a media player by two college students, Winamp gained popularity with the rising trend of MP3 file sharing, but increased competition from newer rivals including online music streaming services — could have ultimately rendered it defunct for today’s Internet and computer users. Its parent company, Nullsoft, <a href="http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-226540.html" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; ">was acquired by AOL in 1999</a>.</span></p></div></body></html>