# Winamp

Hollow (zombie). Founded 1997-04-21.
Site: [winamp.com](https://winamp.com)

Justin Frankel, 1997. Still up as a brand. The era is down.

## Why it lasted
- It really does whip the llama's ass, as a memory. Revivals keep trying to monetize the memory.
- Skins taught a generation that software could look like a car stereo.

## Near deaths
- AOL, then radio, then a shutdown, then a reboot. The llama has died on a schedule.

## What would finish it
- The current owners giving up on the reboot. The mp3 file still plays somewhere else.

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