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Originally posted by Yesspaz
Nicely done. For us non-techies, answer this please. Will I still be able to use WinAmp, and for how long? Will the latest version be obsolete soon?
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You will be able to continue to use WinAMP for as long as I have control over the technical aspect of this station. And here's why:
I tend to be technically conservative when it comes to activities such as software upgrades for the station, and the thought of changes tends to give me a case of the collywobbles nearly as bad as pictures of your leg did. As long as I don't 'upgrade' the station to the point where MP3s will no longer work, WinAMP will work just fine.
Obsolescence is a relative concept. Will something come out that makes upgrading from WinAMP worthwhile in the next six months? I don't know. Will *I* do anything that will make WinAMP obsolete? You can bank on the fact that this will not happen. Period.
So if WinAMP becomes 'obsolete', it will because something superior has come out and you upgrade, not because of anything that I've done. Until the day comes that there is a viable reason why I should start streaming content that is not compatible with WinAMP (The Second Coming, someone holding a gun to my head, or the promise of perpetual, unending physical pleasure coupled with the complete removal of my back pain being the only three that come to mind right off the bat, and number two is REAL iffy), we will continue to support formats that WinAMP will read without problem. Period, end of story.
So, in short and to answer your question (too late for the former, about time for the latter): No, WinAMP will not be obsolete any time soon, at least not due to anything I've done.
Roger -Dot- Lee, and if that doesn't answer your question, I do NOT know what to do with you.