The bottom of the article links to the history (individual features) of other IM programs from that era as well like ICQ and Yahoo Messenger.
WhatsApp (& mobile internet in general) replaced it for me. It’s no longer a requirement for both my friends and myself to be at our computers at the same time to talk shit to each other.
Messenger-> Office Communicator -> Lync -> Skype for Business -> Teams. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_for_Business
Wonder who was the last of your friends to log on are they still there?
That’s ok, we have teams now
give me back messenger. at least it was a cohesive usable app.
teams is just a low budget email emulation machine that still fails to deliver a functioning inbox, much like outlook.
I’d rather drag my dick through HIV riddled discord memes then use that rotting pile of shit called teams.
The browser versions of teams and outlook are surprisingly stable. The desktop software for both are beyond broken.
