While no official announcement is currently available, AOL-owned TechCrunch reports that Winamp is still alive and kicking despite the warning residing on the website. The latest version of the media player is 5.666, which AOL suggested users needed to download before the file was supposedly pulled on December 20, 2013. As of this writing, users can still download the client from the main Winamp site.
“Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release. Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years,” reads the warning.
Previous reports indicated that the shutdown was put on hold due to negotiations with an unnamed buyer. Sources would not cough up the mystery party’s identity, but merely expressed their confidence in the deal being finalized soon.
