I have this beta. I'm skeptical how official it is and I haven't bothered to install it, because Winamp 5.666 is working just fine for me in Windows 10. However, a couple of others on other lists have reported that it works well.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: October 10, 2018 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows 10 support leaks online 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 It's an old and outdated app but it's still being used by millions of users.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 (#1349): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1349 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
