We sincerely appreciate all the kind words! However as you might imagine, the resources to run the site -- the disk space, bandwidth, staffing, etc. -- became increasingly too great, especially toward the end, for us to go on. (Hey--we survived the "bubble burst" in the early 2000s! That was quite a feat.)
However, in order to sustain our model of providing free, fast, and safe downloads for our users, and a place for authors to host their software, we couldn't evolve fast enough in order to make the model work in this new era of commodity broadband to the home, and the growing number of and the ease of creating micro sites for all of the various shareware authors and developers. Yes, we could have charge our authors to upload, but how many do you think would have actually paid us? And nevermind that was a dark place for us, and it rubbed against our spirit of free and open access for all.
Winsite was there in the beginning, and in the "middle." We don't know what the future holds, but please know, more than anything, we appreciate our place in history.
--mr
p.s. And those looking to us for packages to download, please do a search for "winsite mirrors" -- we're certain you'll find what you're looking for!
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Michele Regoli
ReplyDeleteYou may charge the site only with freeware, not with shareware, not with demo. So the disk space is small, not too great. It's not good: WinSite has ceased operations!
Italian User
..what am I gonna do now..I'm lost for words..thanks for all your help and you will be missed
ReplyDeleteIt is sad that Winsite has closed down. Newer developers and visitors may not realize that Winsite has played an important role in the history of distributing files across the Internet. As a software developer, Winsite has always been the first site I released and updated my software on since the mid 1990s. Thank you for all the hard work and dedication you have given to us through the years.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the years of service for keeping Internet a better place, free for all of us.
ReplyDeleteLive long and prosper!
It's sad that you have to cease operating.
ReplyDeleteBut thank you for your efforts. I was able to access many interesting and useful programs over the last few years.
I've been using winsite since forever and I want to thank you for being there when I needed a good software. God bless you
ReplyDeleteWINSITE was simply the best at what they did as a distributor. I have acquired some of the most useful software anywhere. The site was so easy to use. The layout was the best. Most of the useful share I have purchased had come from winsite. Make no mistake about it, the loss of this GREAT site will be sorely missed, all across the globe. I wish you all the best in your next endeavor, there is going to be one, right guys!!
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Thank you for what you had brought to us users!
Reminds me of the old Joanie Mitchell song, Big yellow Taxi, the line that says " you dont know what you had till its Gone" "Take out paradise and put in a parking lot"
Thank You Very much!!!
i hope that u can reopen soon
ReplyDeletei am very happy for what you have done for the user
thank you very much winsite
can anyone help me by telling me how can download the arabic holybible on my mobile
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OMG i love winsite and only today i realized its gone, too sad to see this happend, winsite was in my memory for long time. Thank you for your great work and we hope to see you back online once again if you need help i think bunch of people like me willing to join you for the great work together. Thank you, good luck and take a good rest, we'll hope to see you back online once again!
ReplyDeleteDear people, what a loss! I downloaded more games for joshouas special ed. classes from your site ! not to mention all those fun,freeware games...and the holiday programs! where will I ever find another free christmas carol kareoke machine? and you know that was one of joshs favorites. sorry you are gone..but I am hopefull that you will rise from the ashes and we will see you all again. peace,love and brownies, luna1sierra
ReplyDeletedeeply sad...!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your hard work. We will miss you.
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Hari!
ReplyDeleteHoly places (in India) are very interesting, and inspiring... (very spiritual)
Wishing ya'll well!
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excellent and troublefree, reliable and well layed out service you gave to people like myself over many, many years. I'll miss you......
ReplyDeletekowari
...sad , no words. Thanks a lot ! A short life but great !
ReplyDeleteThank Winsite for all you did for us.
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You were one of better distributors and quite frankly we would have paid to continue utilizing your services. It's shame it came to this Michael and we hope you will return sometime in the future. There maybe thousands of download sites out there, but few can achieve and remain as high quality as you did. We wish you the best in the future, no matter what endeavor that may be.
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Uppergroove Software
I hope you can re-open the site soon!
ReplyDeleteLong live WinSite
es bueno
ReplyDeletethnx n goodluck
ReplyDeletethnx a lot winsite
ReplyDeleteI need Dave Dude!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad... I've been trying to find Dave Dude and your site was apparently one of the only sites that had it still... I NEED it. D: I want to do a review on it...
ReplyDeleteIs there any way at all I could possibly get in touch with you and get it?
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ReplyDeleteI hope this file....
ReplyDeletethank-you winsite, for your many years of wonderful service. sorry to see you close.
ReplyDeleteyou will be missed.
What will you do with the Website?
ReplyDeleteHow large is it?
Would you consider giving it away?
I have kind of grown up on the internet on winsite. It's going is like parents going away.
ReplyDeletePlease consider it bringing back. You created history and you have the potential to repeat history.
Kapilesh
Thanks MR. For all that you have done for geeks like me.You will be Missed..
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I really need the program Zet 5.12 which I cannot find no where else.....It is sad....
ReplyDeleteSorry to see you go, thanks for all the years (Winsite & CICA). Good luck!
ReplyDeleteAssalamu alaikum....
ReplyDeleteEs triste que Winsite ha cerrado. Los desarrolladores más nuevos y los visitantes no se dan cuenta de que Winsite ha desempeñado un papel importante en la historia de la distribución de archivos a través de Internet. Como un desarrollador de software, Winsite siempre ha sido el primer sitio que libera y actualizado mi software en desde mediados de 1990. Gracias por todo el trabajo duro y dedicación le han dado a nosotros a través de los años.
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It is sad to see Winsite go. I donated to Winsite, understanding it's importance. It heralded from what I call the "Golden Age" of the Internet (pre-2000), when freedom overrode commercialism and desire for profit.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for all the bandwidth over the years. I can still remember when Winsite was hosted by IU. The internet has indeed changed a lot since anon FTP (often used by hand from the command line) was the way to transfer files.
ReplyDeleteWhy? The freedom to speak?
ReplyDeleteLOL I SEE SOME WITHDRAW HERE
ReplyDeleteI suppose I'm one of those new developers... I was born in '91. It sounds like this was a great hang out, I'm sorry I never got to see it.
ReplyDeleteWinsite was simply great! Many will miss it greatly. As a developer I distributed programs here for over 5 years - and now can't find a comparable site to actually host my files anywhere.
ReplyDeleteThanks and Come-Back-Winsite /or/ someone suggest any comparable site I can use?
I have a big server with lots of bandwidth and space, can i host winsite? Contact me
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ReplyDeleteThis was a great site.
It is sad to see you stopping your service.
I'm praying for you coming back online again!
May the LORD JESUS Bless You Richly!
trust in Him and He will open up the way for you!
Yeshua Jesus is the Lord God Almighty Jehovah Yahweh.
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HI, i LOVED YOUE SITE, USED IT TO FIND GREAT DOWNLOADS FOE SEVERAL YEARS, SO SORRY YOU HAD TO CLOSE DOWN. BEST OF LUCK. SHERRIE
ReplyDeleteGrace and goodwill for everyone begets the same. I would advise you to keep what you have that remains of it. Perhaps one day it will grow into something of greater strength for the same purposes.
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ReplyDeleteErm its sad that winsite had closed down and so i cant down load lf2.5 .....and maybe i can so since winsite had closed down no more lf2.5
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