PSA: AIM Will Be Discontinued Tomorrow (fortune.com) 105
Cutting_Crew writes: Along with Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger and ICQ, I used AIM extensively (without an AOL subscription of course). AIM will finally come to a halt on December 15th, 2017, as reported a few months ago and explained in AOL fashion over on their website.
I remember using AIM to keep in touch with friends, co-workers and yes, even tried dating back in the day using the "looking for love" feature not only available to AOL subscribers but also extended to AIM users as well. Any memories you want to share? Speak now, or forever hold your peace.
Regretting that "lifetime" license... (Score:5, Interesting)
...that I bought for Trillian several years ago. After AIM shuts down, I'll only be using Trillian for ICQ and Facebook Messenger.
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Trillian still supports facebook messenger?
Re:Regretting that "lifetime" license... (Score:4, Interesting)
May I interest you in Pidgin [pidgin.im]?
If you end up regretting using it, you can get a full refund.
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True, but it gets the job done most of the time.
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People still use ICQ? :O
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Yeah. People still use FriendFace [youtube.com] too! ;)
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ICQ is still kicking around?
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Owned by Mail.Ru Group
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Net Neutrality Strikes Again (Score:1)
This is Trumps fault.
The last reminder of web 1.0 (Score:1)
Along with CompuServe forums shutting down and the end of net neutrality, the web has changed for the worse.
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You must not have logged onto AIM in the past two weeks. The service has been sending out shutdown reminders on login.
Why discontinue it? (Score:2)
... instead of migrating users to a different service, maybe with an AOL skin over it?
Here's the irony -- @verizon.net email accounts were actually migrated to AOL's servers last spring.
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Why migrate a whole bunch of users to another service, when most of them don't use it?
How many people actually use AIM?
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A lot of Mac users. AIM was the default protocol for all accounts a while back.
Today I had to remind three friends to (finally) drop AIM and switch to iMessage.
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iMessage is Apple only
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iMessage is Apple only
It may have escaped your attention that the above poster was talking about Apple computers in the first place, since he explicitly mentioned how it affects Mac users.
It affects both Mac users who communicate only with users of Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices and Mac users who also communicate with users of Windows, GNU/Linux, or Android devices. The former can switch to iMessage; the latter cannot.
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Messages on the Mac supports both AIM and iMessages. With AIM gone, there's only iMessages left.
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That's true, I didn't think of it because I only have one contact who's using it.
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Why migrate a whole bunch of users to another service, when most of them don't use it?
How many people actually use AIM?
I use it daily, via Trillian.
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Congratulations, active user number 12.
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Correct. It died for me around 12 AM EST, you fucking goon.
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Hasn't been a week since I last talked to someone on ICQ (from my IRC client via Bitlbee [bitlbee.org])
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AIM - also known as AOL Instant Molester (Score:2, Interesting)
Back in the day, AIM was infamous for being the place all the kiddie diddlers would hang out and try to snare their pray.
AOL's constant battle to draw the bottom feeders to their network was a success in more ways then one.
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I don't know what Kik is, but you can't complain about "objectification" while bragging about selling yourself. And the fact is we're all objects.
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Err that could be said for every popular messaging service and social network. The only ones immune to it were those without any users.
A/S/L (Score:1)
A/S/L
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AIM wasn't IRC.
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ASL? (Score:2)
18/F/CA
When in reality:
42/m/MA
You spelled CIM wrong (Score:1)
CompuServe, my friend.
Tech is degrading (Score:2)
It is sad that older messenger programs were much more efficient and clean than newer ones. When power (both state and corporate) catches up with technology, it cuts its wings
Cue Cricketts (Score:3)
Chirp... Chirp,,,
RIP AIM (Score:2)
Also, this is why I should never be the one to write the eulogy.
Re: things you won't miss... (Score:2)
Yes I know American Sign Language, but isnâ(TM)t it easier to type in English?
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Good... (Score:2)
It's nice to close another chapter on Internet Training-Wheels.
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ICQ (Score:2)
Frankly, I don't know what kind of protocol it is, what servers they have
I use some xmpp accounts, and have OTR on top of that... it's no better than IC
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Someone pulled the cord and turned the lights off. (Score:2)
"Received unexpected response from https://api.screenname.aol.com... [aol.com]: Invalid DevId"
Interesting article - AIMs start (Score:2)
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... And not only is Skype crap, it's Microsoft only, and we all know where that leads (see Windows 10).
Methinks you failed to count Mac OS, iOS, Android, Linux and Skype for Web
AIM for Cybiko, Anyone? (Score:2)