Farewell, AIM: AOL Instant Messenger is signing off permanently

PC World
Oct 6, 2017, 11:24 am112 pts
It’s the end of an era that realistically ended a decade ago. On Friday, AOL announced that AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) will shut down permanently on December 15, 2017. When I heard the news, my mind flashed back to the boxes full of America Online CDs in every store, to the dubstep-like beeps and boops of a…

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