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iTunes/Winamp/Windows Media killer?
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| Claude Hughes |
I want to use it because of this. How cute is that? 
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| Icetoad |
Well basically it is a media player built on the premise of Firefox. A network of open source developers works on it. Apparently some of the Winamp team is with them.
I think it is best explained in this video |
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| TranceGrooves |
i saw the demo of it not long ago. i dont think it will be any kind of media killer because ppl who are used to something like winamp (like myself) just wont bother with it because winamp along with its plugins offers so much more and is far more stable.
it will be interesting to see however how these guys approach the market but just because you can listen and surf wont cut it. you already have that opition with other media players as well. |
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| Icetoad |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGrooves
i saw the demo of it not long ago. i dont think it will be any kind of media killer because ppl who are used to something like winamp (like myself) just wont bother with it because winamp along with its plugins offers so much more and is far more stable.
it will be interesting to see however how these guys approach the market but just because you can listen and surf wont cut it. you already have that opition with other media players as well. |
Ok, I think you have the wrong idea. If you use Firefox then you probably know all the Add-ons you can use with that. Songbird basically uses the same idea. There will be tons of Add-ons developed by professional code writers and hobbyists alike. These are what you would call Winamp's plugins.
And stability? C'mon...they are only up to version 0.21. Give them enough time to actually get to Beta or something.
One especially great feature for me is the iPod functionality. For people like me who have an iPod, but don't download from iTunes, this a godsent. |
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| TranceGrooves |
I do understand what you are stating. Its new its bound to have bugs and it needs time but comeon now, in todays market with such a huge listener base how many people do you think will leave an already proven media platform such as winamp or wmp to try out this and be stuck dealing with errors such " playlist cant be loaded "
as for ipod .. i have a ipod i use it with winamp. works like a charm :D |
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| Icetoad |
You are right, nobody will leave proven players for an early release....but again, once they get closer to 1.0 then I think you will see a lot of people go that way.
I'll use the example of IE and Firefox here. About 20% of past IE users have switched. I expect something similar for songbird.
The difference is open-source. Microsoft and Apple won't give you a feature you ask for, this way you or a buddy can write it yourself. |
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| El Kay Dee |
| meh...really all u need is something that plays music..what u use doesnt really make a big deal...i use winamp and the eq on it is good enough for me.. |
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| oldschool420 |
| I like winamp, always used it, never plan on changing. |
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| geroin |
lol, i find this player to be really useless..
and the guy in the video pretends like fast opening of any mp3 file will always be fast, it depends on your internet connection because it buffers the file.. |
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| chinamon |
| ive been using winamp since i started listening to mp3s i dont know how many years ago and i dont think there will ever be a reason for me to switch. |
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