WinAMP vs. iTunes Conversation

[Brooklyn04]

An interesting conversation I had with a friend (who, if you care to read on, thinks WinAMP has a bad UI and is extremely confusing)

rtc@operamail.com Feel free to spam, LOL.


rob from above: When money is an issue, people work harder, and make better things
Monroe Mindfvkk: If WinAMP had an IPO,it'd be bogged down with useless crap like... a music store for example. =P
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rob from above: No, it's not worse because it doesn't cost money, it's not as good because the people that created it don't have revenue as driving force
Monroe Mindfvkk: And what I am saying about that... is that it's BS.
rob from above: Money is a driving force for competition
Monroe Mindfvkk: How do you know the people behind WinAMPd on't already have a driving force for their "product" being so popular?
Monroe Mindfvkk: If I made WinAMP, and saw all the people using it, and really enjoyed my work, screw money.
rob from above: You mean they're driven by their popularity?
Monroe Mindfvkk: Or something like that, there must be a reason they've kept it free for so long.
rob from above: Well they obviously aren't, otherwise they'd revise their UI to make it more user-friendly
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rob from above: And when it comes right down to it, Winamp was written by a bunch of computer geeks with no knowledge of aesthetics, and it shows... It just seems like the program was written like "Hey, this feature would be cool... and this feature would be cool... and this feature would be cool... And let's make all the buttons as tiny as possible!" and now you have a million buttons and a million properties that most people will neve use and will only confuse further
Monroe Mindfvkk: I'm going to put your vews on WinAMP's website, see what other WAMP users think.
Monroe Mindfvkk: LOL