Songbird drops Linux support

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 4, 2010 6:26 AM EDT
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The developers of Songbird, the open source and cross platform media player, have announced they are dropping Linux support. In an announcement on the company blog, VP of Engineering Georges Auberger said that "After careful consideration, we’ve come to the painful conclusion that we should discontinue support for the Linux version of Songbird". Auberger cited prioritisation issues for the small engineering team which have meant that the Linux version of Songbird has fallen behind the other versions on Windows and Mac. The company has therefore decided to focus on the Windows and Mac versions and delivering new features and device support on those versions.

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C'est la vie, say the old folks. dinotrac 13 1,725 Apr 5, 2010 11:33 PM
Cicero had the right idea.........."Cui bono" Ridcully 7 1,706 Apr 5, 2010 2:00 PM

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