Lords of the Media Players
Are you a multimedia-phile? With no available player at hand, you can always use your computer to watch your favorite movies. All that would be easy if your computer is equipped with the latest, coolest, and most powerful program to read the CD’s or DVD’s. Nowadays, there are many applications available online or from software shops that could help you experience movies with much ease. Three of the most popular video players would be iTunes, Winamp, and Windows Media Player.
iTunes has been around for 7 years; Winamp for 11 years ; and the trusty Windows Media Player, for 16 years. From knowing their age, one could say that Windows Media Player is the grandfather; Winamp is the father and iTunes, the grandson. The proponents of iTunes is Apple Inc.; Nullsoft for Winamp; and of course, Microsoft for Windows Media player.
One of the many reasons behind the popularity of these applications would be the fact that the companies that handle them always see to it that updates are always available for these programs so they are ready to face the many demands and the evolving needs of their customers. iTunes was last updated on September 9, 2008; Winamp, on the 3rd of August 2008; and Windows Media player, on February 4, 2008. Another thing that factors in to their popularity against a myriad of other media players available is that all three are all offered for free on the internet.
The internet actually plays a vital role in the popularity of these programs. Here, these are advertised and conveniently made available to the customers.