Another company with a sense of humor

From the Winamp Beta 3 installer:
This is beta software. Play with it as much as you like, but don't blame us if it melts your computer into a pile of scrap metal or steals your girlfriend. (We've received reports of this happening).
It's always amazed me that AOL has had the good sense to let Nullsoft keep their creative, free spirit identity.

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