Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
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Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#2What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/), have they cut their budget for new writing?
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#3What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/ ), have they cut their budget for new writing?
Their comment section since last year has devolved into Reddit style one-liners (especially political articles). The articles are really average these days.
The one I'm really worried about is Anandtech, the articles are still excellent but they're so understaffed(A10 chip deep dive was canceled, behind on Mac reviews)
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#4What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/ ), have they cut their budget for new writing?
It's Independence Day weekend. They're giving the writers a break, while republishing old stuff to keep the content flowing.
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#5Don't let the byline fool you, this is a rerun from [2012].
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#6What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/ ), have they cut their budget for new writing?
>As many of us are busy crafting the perfect playlist for grilling outdoors, most likely such labor is happening on a modern streaming service or within iTunes. But during the last 15 years or so, that wasn't always the case. Today, we resurface our look at the greatest MP3 player that was—Winamp. This piece originally ran on June 24, 2012 (and Winamp finally called it quits in November 2013).
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#7What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/ ), have they cut their budget for new writing?
Their comment section since last year has devolved into Reddit style one-liners (especially political articles). The articles are really average these days. The one I'm really worried about is Anandtech, the articles are still excellent but they're so understaffed(A10 chip deep dive was canceled, behind on Mac reviews)
Yes. Ars Technica has changed. I do find their articles are not as good as they used to be. Although, articles from Peter Bright and Kyle Orland are still high quality.
I like their occasional (weekly?) articles on board games. I do not like their movies/series articles that much. Mixed bag on their Cars Technica stuff. However, I find there's too many articles which are only tangentially related to tech or science. Example: the story of the woman that shot her boyfriend while recording a video for their Youtube channel.
Your observation about their comment section is spot on. Comments beyond page 1 are buried.
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#8Can't people just move on and use AIMP?
Re: Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself (2012)
#9What's going on at Ars Technica? Between this (a straight-up repeat from 2012 with no obvious reason to bring it back now), and reblogging Jimmy Maher's Digital Antiquarian articles from the same time frame (see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/ibm-pc-history-part-... and http://www.filfre.net/2012/05/the-ibm-pc-part-1/ ), have they cut their budget for new writing?
Their comment section since last year has devolved into Reddit style one-liners (especially political articles). The articles are really average these days. The one I'm really worried about is Anandtech, the articles are still excellent but they're so understaffed(A10 chip deep dive was canceled, behind on Mac reviews)
Ars is far too political I think and they're very lopsided.
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