Legendary messaging app unexpectedly shutting down announced

New generations are more than possible who doesn’t remember about ICQ. But in the past, this messaging service has become necessary. Those who happened to enjoy it will not forget the characteristic sound that was heard when receiving a message. Now he will no longer be heard forever, since on June 26 the final closure of ICQ was announced.

Messaging classics

The use of ICQ was necessary at one time. 28 years have passed since its creation. and from the time when, thanks to extensive messaging capabilities, early Internet users exchanged messages and even received their first virtual connections. One of the advantages of this tool was how easy it was to find new users to communicate with and how, at that time, it allowed you to start communicating with people located anywhere in the world.

Those things that are absolutely basic now were revolutionary at the time. Users also used IRC networks for more general communication, but it is true that ICQ fast messaging was different. And at its peak, Messenger had not yet entered the market, so it was a big success. There’s a reason it had over 100 million registered users, and that was, of course, at a time when Internet access wasn’t as common as it is now.

Cold farewell

Those in charge of ICQ posted a very brief message announcing the closure and giving two different recommendations applications that its users could use to replace their absence. They recommend VK Messenger for communicating with friends, and VK WorkSpace for communicating with colleagues. Perhaps, given the historical significance of ICQ to so many people, such a farewell seems too cold and disappointing. It wouldn’t hurt to pay a little tribute to one of the programs that gave life to many of us users who started surfing the Internet 30 years ago.

But it is also true that today We didn’t even think that ICQ would still exist. This is a service that has faded into the background over the past decades to such an extent that we would never even think of trying to install it on a computer again. The program was originally launched in 1996 by Mirabilis. Over time, it changed hands as its popularity went into free fall. The main reason for the loss of popularity was Messenger, which established itself as a more popular messaging tool. But until this moment, the leader was the program with the flower.

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In ICQ, we loved seeing our contacts’ icon change depending on their connection status, and we always waited for it to turn green before we could interact with that person. However, the program allowed you to leave messages that were received later, unlike chat where you had to wait for the other person to arrive to ensure smoother communication. At that time it was a great way to make friends, meet people, share hobbies and discover new frontiers. It’s a shame it’s leaving us, but times are changing and obviously with WhatsApp and social media there’s not much room for such legendary apps.