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I remember using ICQ and not liking the whole experience mainly because the UI/UX was full of clutter and was more complex than it should be for an IM program,
by PedroBatista 6y ago
I remember using ICQ and not liking the whole experience mainly because the UI/UX was full of clutter and was more complex than it should be for an IM program, but I used it because there was nothing better.
Then arrived MSN and the "normies"/people new to the "Internet" started using it in massive numbers, so I had to switch. It crashed more than it should but the UI/UX was more focused, so it was better ( not by a lot ).
Also the whole ICQ number thing, it was on the wrong side of History and Hotmail addresses killed any remaining hope.
- hansel_der 6y agoi vaguely remember seeing ads in the mainline icq client which instantly led me to a fix (aka tool to remove them). alternative multi-im clients followed shortly and i've never had any problem with them. still remember my icq number althou i haven't used it in a decade.
- Semaphor 6y agoAnd here I miss the simplicity that old ICQ had [0]. For a MUC I’m fine with the Discord/Slack-style interface, but for a messenger, that is what I want (and luckily still have with Gajim [1] for XMPP). [0]: https://assets.pcmag.com/media/images/6564-icq-2001b.gif?width=238&height=386 https://assets.pcmag.com/media/images/6564-icq-2001b.gif?wid... [1]: https://gajim.org/ https://gajim.org/