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ICQ will stop working from June 26 (icq.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I used ICQ quite a bit in its glory times. I remember that people eventually shifted to MSN, but I don't quite remember why. (Perhaps it was bundled with Windows?)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, when we were young and dumb and didn't mind chatting without even transport encryption.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Most people in my circle moved to AIM with some on MSN and one or two weirdos on Yahoo. The ability to have a fun username maybe contributed. Did ICQ let you set an away status with melodramatic lyrics? I remember that being an important feature in the others.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

(Perhaps it was bundled with Windows?)

As was the style at the time.