According to several unofficial
sources, Microsoft, the world-famous tech software giant, is reported to
be interesting in purchasing Winamp. At this point, Microsoft is having
talks with AOL.
Market Leader reports that on top of
being interested in the media player, Microsoft seem to be showing great
interest in SHOUTcast, audio-video streaming software, which is also
owned by AOL. The software was developed by Nullsoft, the same company
that developed Winamp.
At this point, the sum of the deal is
kept secret since the talks between the two companies are still
underway. For informational sake, AOL bought Nullsoft in 1999 for $80
million.
