Sounds a very wise move to me <smile>.
> On 11 Oct 2018, at 7:57 am, Tom Kaufman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I probably wouldn't download it right yet; not until we know that it is > "officially" out there! Wouldn't want something bad to get into our > computers! > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 4:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows > 10 support leaks online > > all I can say is download and use at your own risk. > > >> On 11 Oct 2018, at 6:59 am, Brian Olesen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows 10 support leaks > online >> >> By Mayank Parmar - September 17, 2018 >> >> >> >> Winamp for Windows >> >> Remember Winamp? The popular media player for Windows is expected to make > a >> comeback at some point. Winamp was launched by independent developers back >> in 1997 and it grew quickly popular with over 3 million downloads in a > short >> span of time. >> >> >> >> In a couple of years, Winamp became one of the most downloaded Windows >> applications. The app was sold to AOL in 1999 for $80 million but it later >> acquired by Radionomy in 2014. Radionomy, the current developers of famous >> Winamp promised that the app will receive a new update with several new >> features. >> >> >> >> A while ago, the developers published release notes of an update but no >> downloadable package was available for users to try out. Winamp developers >> promised major updates ever since it took over the company and we are > still >> waiting for that day. >> >> >> >> It's an old and outdated app but it's still being used by millions of > users. >> A new version of Winamp, which was last developed on October 26, 2016, has >> leaked online. Winamp 5.8 has been published by an unknown source and it's >> not from the official developers. >> >> >> >> It's also worth noting that VirusTotal scan generates two different > warnings >> for the app, so we are not including the link to unreleased Winamp update > in >> this article. >> >> Winamp works fine on Windows 10 >> >> The Winamp 5.8 comes with several new features and improvements including >> support for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. >> >> >> >> It is, however, worth noting that public and stable version of the app > works >> smoothly on Windows 10, but Winamp 5.8 is supposed to address > compatibility >> issues with Windows 10. >> >> >> >> As noted above, this release of Winamp comes with several other >> improvements. For example, there's a dedicated setting that lets you > disable >> Winamp's video support and the company has also fixed some bugs to improve >> the overall performance of the player. >> >> >> >> The current owner hasn't officially announced any updates for the app but > as >> the beta has just leaked out, there's a chance that an official statement >> will be released soon. It's also possible that the developers are > internally >> testing a new and improved version of the app with better support for >> Windows 10. >> >> >> >> At this point, it's not yet known whether a new Winamp release is planned > or >> not. We are waiting for additional details from the developers and we will >> update this article if and when a statement is available. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1348): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1348 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/27211494/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
