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Winamp’s Downfall

First we hear about Flickr’s downfall, now Winamp. It’s amazing to hear how this big companies bought and killed an acquisition by refusing to let them thrive.

In both cases corporate culture ironically killed everything they were trying to acquire. In both cases, they could have been huge, had they been agile enough to stay on the bleeding edge.

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AOL Strikes again: WinAmp Dies

Doesn’t it seem like everything AOL touches dies? WinAmp is apparently the latest victim.