AOL pulls file-sharing software
News The quiet launch of Waste was the work of Nullsoft's principal developer, Justin Frankel, a soft-spoken 20-something known for his tech savvy and his streak of rebelliousness. Nullsoft has had its conflicts with AOL in the past, such as in 2000...
[June 2, 2003, 9:52]
Gnutella creator may quit AOL
News Gnutella author Justin Frankel is considering quitting Nullsoft, the company he founded and sold to America Online, following repeated clashes with his corporate parent over software projects. Frankel's comments come less than a week after AOL...
[June 4, 2003, 7:42]
Winamp pioneer makes peace with AOL
News Nullsoft founder Justin Frankel may be sticking around at America Online after all. Just a few weeks after Frankel hinted at a desire to leave AOL, the Gnutella author and the online giant seem to have made peace -- at least for the time being.
[June 24, 2003, 13:49]
New program mimics Napster
News The new Gnutella software was developed by a team of young software programmers headed by Justin Frankel, who, as a college student, wrote the Winamp player program. Gnutella is likely to get a boost over all the others, though, because of the hero...
[March 15, 2000, 14:03]
A Year Ago: New program mimics Napster
News The new Gnutella software was developed by a team of young software programmers headed by Justin Frankel, who, as a college student, wrote the Winamp player program. Frankel's company, Nullsoft, was later bought by AOL, giving him a net worth...
[March 15, 2001, 6:01]
Winamp's creator turns his back on AOL
News Justin Frankel, the controversial software engineer who created the Winamp media player, has resigned from America Online. In an interview over instant messenger with CNET News.com on Monday, Frankel said the time was right to step down after...
[January 27, 2004, 9:35]
AOL admits failure of Winamp revamp
News At the same time, lingering tensions between Nullsoft and its corporate parent have been rocky, with Nullsoft co-founder Justin Frankel recently publishing comments on his personal Web site that indicated he was mulling leaving the company after...
[June 27, 2003, 13:27]
Gnutella pioneer Gene Kan dies
News Shortly after the release of Gnutella by America Online employee Justin Frankel, Kan and several friends set up a portal site intended to serve as an information hub for Gnutella developers. Programmer and peer-to-peer pioneer Gene Kan has passed...
[July 9, 2002, 8:28]
Winamp returns to simpler roots
News Nullsoft founder Justin Frankel had hinted on Winamp's Web site that version 5 might be launched Monday. America Online is expected to release an upgrade for its free Winamp multimedia software as early as Tuesday, with a fee-based "pro" version...
[December 16, 2003, 7:35]
AOL, Liquid Audio enter digital music pact
News Even though Justin Frankel, founder of Winamp, claims that both companies are "committed to remaining format agnostic", the deal won't harm Liquid Audio, currently in the process of encoding EMI's back catalogue, in its muted battle to get its...
[January 5, 2000, 13:59]
Will Gnutella ignite porn and piracy?
News Gnutella, the company said, was an unauthorized project, created by programmers -- led by Winamp creator Justin Frankel -- who came to AOL when the company acquired Nullsoft in June of last year. It could undermine the influence of every search...
[April 13, 2000, 13:38]
A Year Ago: Will Gnutella ignite porn and piracy?
News Gnutella, the company said, was an unauthorized project, created by programmers -- led by Winamp creator Justin Frankel -- who came to AOL when the company acquired Nullsoft in June of last year. It could undermine the influence of every search...
[April 13, 2001, 6:04]
