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Winamp’s woes: how the greatest MP3 player undid itself
Ars Technica on Winamp’s history:
MP3s are so natural to the Internet now that it’s almost hard to imagine a time before high-quality compressed music. But there was such a time—and even after “MP3” entered the mainstream, organizing, ripping, and playing back one’s music collection remained a clunky and frustrating experience. 

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

Ars Technica on Winamp’s history:

MP3s are so natural to the Internet now that it’s almost hard to imagine a time before high-quality compressed music. But there was such a time—and even after “MP3” entered the mainstream, organizing, ripping, and playing back one’s music collection remained a clunky and frustrating experience. 
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