fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoPioneering internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years - CNAwww.channelnewsasia.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPioneering internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years - CNAwww.channelnewsasia.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squarekingthrillgore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIt didn’t just die, it straight up was acquired by the Russians (presumably to suppress the public) and then gutted. Uh oh indeed. We are truly living the Days of Internet Services Past.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoNo, it was bought by MRG after AOL fought its users and won, so they all left for Skype.
It didn’t just die, it straight up was acquired by the Russians (presumably to suppress the public) and then gutted. Uh oh indeed.
We are truly living the Days of Internet Services Past.
No, it was bought by MRG after AOL fought its users and won, so they all left for Skype.