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> We've seen something like this before, when AIM allowed MSN Messenger to interoperate. I know this is a little different, but that was still how AIM lost. Lo
by amyjess 11y ago
> We've seen something like this before, when AIM allowed MSN Messenger to interoperate. I know this is a little different, but that was still how AIM lost.
Lost? AIM was the dominant IM platform in the US until the late 00s/early 10s when mobile and cloud-based services took over. First SMS/MMS and then platforms like Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, and Skype.
The only place MSN was dominant was third-world countries like Brazil.
- Laaw 11y agoSMS/MMS lost? Tell that to my friends/family/telcos.
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- amyjess 11y agoNo, I said that AIM was first overtaken by SMS/MMS and then by Facebook/Google/Skype. I didn't say that SMS/MMS died out, just that it was joined by the others.
- MAGZine 11y agoMSN was way more popular than AIM in parts of Canada (maybe all, I can't speak nationally). Probably, AIM usage correlated with AOL's marketing strategy, meaning it prevailed in the US, though I'm not even sure about europe. Anyhow, your assertion that MSN was only dominant in 3rd world countries is unfounded.
- realusername 11y agoDon't know about other countries, on my case in France, it was MSN-only, I've never seen anyone with a AIM account ever. I had no idea it used to be popular in the US, I've actually learned that now.
- scottmcf 11y agoI'd say MSN had the edge over AIM in Scotland too, although the populations overlapped heavily (i.e. most people I talked with had both).
- venning 11y agoFair point. I got a little word-happy.