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ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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ICQ will stop working on June 26. It's encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company.

I stopped using ICQ in the very early 00s. I didn't know anything of it still remained.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Uh oh!

*My favorite random icq sound finding it's way into music https://youtu.be/nZHFy3YfagU

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I hear you

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[–] mspencer712@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They probably got the sound file from the Visual C++ 4.2 CD’s samples folder. That’s where ICQ got it from.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Seeing as it's not in the official song, I think it's from a bad rip or something.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 4 points 2 years ago

That's what my wife said when I told her.

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[–] rooroo@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Also this beat by little simz

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