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Originally Posted by Won

Loved WinZip, Winamp... Did anyone actually ever pay for WinZip or WinRAR??

^THAT'S^ hilarious!
Hahahah. I don't think I ever paid for any of those sorts of software. I don't think I ever paid for any shareware.

And then there were the places that you could download cracks or registration code lists for various bits of software to get the full versions if they were time limited or had annoying pop-ups.

Winamp still seems to be out there too.

https://www.winamp.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp

Winamp 5.8 (written as Winamp 5. ∞ {\displaystyle \infty } \infty ) was leaked to the general public in 2018. The Radionomy team decided to release the version themselves to maintain security levels.[12] Radionomy later announced their intention to eventually release Winamp 6.[13]

It almost makes me a little sad that I've got a Mac.