Actually, Winamp is not going Open Source

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It's a little bit sad to me that Winamp collapsed just a year or two before smart phones really took off because it's interface and customizability were pretty well suited to the app format of smart phones. And now that the code and design are owned by a company that's being run by greedy morons there is likely never going to be anything resembling the original available for the phone app market.

I just use VLC on my phone these days. It works, no bullshit ads, and no glitches.

VLC is always respectable. I've been using AIMP. It lets you import folders as playlists and there's not an ad in sight, so it won me over.

I personally use Metro. I'm a sucker for that material you look.

its* interface and customizability were

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