Controversial Winamp creator resigns from AOL

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Posted on Thursday 29th of January, 2004 at 13:24 by SirQUK
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Dysmyl has informed us about some interesting news concerning the creator of Nullsoft Winamp resigning from AOL.

" In an interview over instant messenger with CNET News.com on Monday, Frankel said the time was right to step down after shepherding the latest version of the player, Winamp 5, to a public launch in late December. The announcement brings to a close a chapter in the annals of dot-com history, which began in 1999 when the then-20-year-old Nullsoft founder sold his company to AOL in a deal reportedly worth $100 million. In the years that followed, Frankel clashed frequently with his corporate handlers, stirring up controversy with a string of products that fell outside AOL's approved regime.

"It was a pretty big love/hate relationship for me," Frankel, 25, wrote. "The love ultimately comes down to working with your friends on interesting things that you've poured a lot of time into. The hate is dealing with the process and the pitfalls of corporate America."

AOL spokeswoman Ann Burkart confirmed Frankel's resignation but declined further comment."

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All that is left now, is to see if Frankel decides to work on another project, or just to sit down and have a long break from the world he helped pioneer.

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