No, I don't work in the industry - but I have an acquaintance, and if I want to message him, he's rarely on anything but ICQ. As far as I know it's just 'tradi

No, I don't work in the industry - but I have an acquaintance, and if I want to message him, he's rarely on anything but ICQ. As far as I know it's just 'tradition', like the oil industry - once ICQ hit critical mass it became the de facto standard.