I echo all of what has been written below. I'm also very happy to see the initative shown by other people.
Its always sad when a product you've been using for years is no longer available but instead of whining about it others went looking or started suggesting alternatives that could be use thus discussions opened about the capabilities of various different Media Players, questions were asked and answers given and aint' that the purpose of an eMail list? <smile>. On 23 Nov 2013, at 3:29 am, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mary, Dane, Chris and all > > First of all, I think that we all need to remember that just because it > doesn’t bother us what others write or think, that does not mean it is > irrelevant. I for one value your opinion greatly Mary, so please please > don’t doubt that fact. > > Regarding Winamp, I think it is a sad thing that it has finally come to an > end. But I’m not altogether surprised. In fact, I am quite surprised that > it lasted as long as it did. VLC, iTunes, Windows Media Player and others > have largely moved in on Winamp’s territory so to speak, and WinAmp was > always going to be the one to fall away. > > AOL bought the WinAmp name ages ago because they were hoping to stop the free > Internet broadcasting industry in its proverbial tracks. Then, they realised > what a mistake they had made. Shoutcast is largely Winamp-based and I think > those people who ridicule WinAmp users would do well to remember that > Internet Radio is going to be very greatly affected by this decision. Given > that a number of people in this group regularly use Internet radio, I would > have thought that those proclaiming it is “Much a-do about Nothing” would > have been a little more concerned, to be utterly truthful. But there we are, > what would I know! > > Winamp has been a very good product until AOL got hold of it and started > packing it with junk. They tried, and failed, to make it pay for itself and > so now, it’s about to be consigned to oblivion. Undoubtedly something else > will come along to take its place though. > > As for Mary, she is a respected and valued member of this group and, like > every other member, is perfectly entitled to her opinion. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > <[email protected]> > > Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; > Providing Help & Support To Young People LivingWith Visual Impairment, plus > Braille Transcription services. > > On 21 Nov 2013, at 19:42, Stores, Mary A. <[email protected]> wrote: > > You obviously don't care about my opinion, Mr. Much Ado About Nothing. > Honestly, when will you learn to have more respect for other people's > opinions or just answer a question? > > ======================================= > > To post to this group, please send your message to: > [email protected] > The Windows-Access E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit your personalise subscriber > options page, located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/windows-access > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Windows-Access forum at > either of the following websites: > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/windows-access/index.html > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- > > > [email protected] ======================================= To post to this group, please send your message to: [email protected] The Windows-Access E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit your personalise subscriber options page, located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/windows-access You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Windows-Access forum at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/windows-access/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- [email protected]
