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Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming
www.engadget.com/2259236/winamp-coming-back-2027-deezer-partnership-streaming-music/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
“To take on streaming”
In a partnership with Deezer, Winamp will be reborn as a completely new player with its own premium subscription service, with Deezer providing the white-label streaming technology and licensed catalog.
So, basically a nostalgic skin for Deezer.
Replying to @Allero@lemmy.today
And Deezer is owned by a Russian Oligarch who was personally sanctioned by Ukraine for profiting off of the war.
This is not the Winamp you’re looking for.
Replying to @nothingcorporate@lemmy.today
owned by a Russian Oligarch
TIL
Replying to @Allero@lemmy.today
Yeah, pissed me off when another lemming informed me cos I had left Spotify for deezer because Spotify basically joined the evil big tech club.
Only one that doesn’t seemed to have evil ownership is qobuz… Which I have now, but I hate it.
I don’t hit the high seas myself, but sometimes it sounds like the only sane choice. ☠️
Replying to @nothingcorporate@lemmy.today
Damn I didn’t know that. I picked Deezer because they were the only music streaming service I could find not based in the USA and their Purple Heart logo is cool. Tho might as well go back to Apple Music which I know isn’t good morally either but at least it pairs perfectly with my iPhone
Replying to @ComradeRachel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
If you don’t have any morally “good options” then the only correct choice is one of personal conscience.
Anyone who says otherwise with out being a hypocrite is either Amish or living off grid in the Alaskan forest.