Why Did Media Players Look Like That?

[scatmania]

You don't really see it any more, but: if you downloaded some media player software a couple of decades ago, it'd probably appear in a weird-shaped window, and I've never understood why.

Mostly, these designs are... pretty ugly. And for what? It's also worth noting that this kind of design can

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