WinAmp 3 boycotted?
Sunday, July 15, 2001 by Xymantix | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm amazed and aghast! I just got through reading some of the comments on DeviantArt regarding the latest WinAmp3 skin submissions. Unbeknownst to me, there is an entire subculture of people who actually like all of the confines and restrictions of WinAmp2. Indeed, they are so enraptured by the 275x116 rectangle that they won’t ever make the leap to WinAmp3 and its free-form skinning. How many others are there? I thought I’d start an informal poll to see what others thought…
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gorman
Reply #4 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:44 AM
Reply #4 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:44 AM
I wonder if they realize alpha 7 of Winamp3 will support Winamp2.x skins? 
bananafactor
Reply #6 Monday, July 16, 2001 6:06 AM
Reply #6 Monday, July 16, 2001 6:06 AM
listen to alex listening to jafo listening to frogboy
jark
Reply #7 Monday, July 16, 2001 6:34 AM
Reply #7 Monday, July 16, 2001 6:34 AM
dont listen to anyone but the dude outside your window screaming the lyrics to "I Write The Songs" by Barry Manilow.
JavaGeek2
Reply #9 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:42 PM
Reply #9 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:42 PM
WinAMP also takes longer to load, slower playlist editing, slower... yah yah, it's beta/alpha, but that doesn't mean it's going to get 10x faster.
Free form skinning has its costs...
Free form skinning has its costs...
Third Eye
Reply #12 Monday, July 16, 2001 1:16 PM
Reply #12 Monday, July 16, 2001 1:16 PM
Yeah Jark, that make the whole world sing. I am with you man.
paxx
Reply #14 Monday, July 16, 2001 10:12 PM
Reply #14 Monday, July 16, 2001 10:12 PM
I'm not boycotting it, I'm just waiting for a final version. Then I'll give the software a real trial, and I'll look and see if I would like to skin it.
But I don't lose my time on alpha/beta software.
But I don't lose my time on alpha/beta software.
kenray
Reply #15 Monday, July 16, 2001 10:22 PM
Reply #15 Monday, July 16, 2001 10:22 PM
the "loyalty" in the subculture to the little rectangle is real, dude. it always bugged me that the most popular mp3 player in the world was not freeform, but thats how it is.
crae's "sheep" comment is probably pretty accurate. There are those among us who work Really Well within that confine, and it is for sure, a "subculture".
a confusing little metaphor for the whole genre of skinning actually.
here is this great art form with (in most cases) no limitations.
then, heres this really really poular program with All Sorts of limitations to the skin protocol...
and it's sooooooooooooo popular.....
and there you have it.
crae's "sheep" comment is probably pretty accurate. There are those among us who work Really Well within that confine, and it is for sure, a "subculture".
a confusing little metaphor for the whole genre of skinning actually.
here is this great art form with (in most cases) no limitations.
then, heres this really really poular program with All Sorts of limitations to the skin protocol...
and it's sooooooooooooo popular.....
and there you have it.
Jafo
Reply #16 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:12 AM
Reply #16 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:12 AM
Kenray....those same limitations are what makes it great.....making it hard to be truly different and original. Free-form skinning may be harder in format, but easier in creative individuality, so WinAMP wins-out...
paxx
Reply #18 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:42 AM
Reply #18 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:42 AM
Well, I personnally do not agree with Jafo's ppint because I personnaly think all Winamp skins look the same, no matter how hard the artists try to make it look different. Always the same layout, always the same functions.
Winamp is a good player, and I use it. But I never downlod any Winamp skin. I use the plain default look, because I can't see why bother, they're all the same.
Winamp is a good player, and I use it. But I never downlod any Winamp skin. I use the plain default look, because I can't see why bother, they're all the same.
zathrus
Reply #19 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:18 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:18 AM
Maybe all the same in layout, but the default skin??? What have you done with the real paxx? I thought we didn't 'do' defaults... 
craeonics
Reply #20 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:09 AM
Reply #20 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:09 AM
"Look, I'm so 1337 now, 'cos I skinned WinAmp. Made this nifty Britney Spears skin for it. Hell no, I won't try a truly freeform player, there's no skill in that"
It's the same as people who have been in jail for ages. The outside world is strange and complex for them. Now jail is pretty easy. Be nice to the guards, stay away from those guys and for the rest of it, others decide what you do. Outside you have to decide yourself what you want to do, make your own decisions.
Scary!
It's the same as people who have been in jail for ages. The outside world is strange and complex for them. Now jail is pretty easy. Be nice to the guards, stay away from those guys and for the rest of it, others decide what you do. Outside you have to decide yourself what you want to do, make your own decisions.
Scary!
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Reply #1 Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:48 PM
I must confess I use WinAmp 2 still. When I want to listen to MP3's, I want to use something tiny. If I'm going to use something big I'djust stick with Media Player.