AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued on December 15.
Michael Albers, vice president of communications product at Oath, made the announcement about the messaging platform on Tumblr. He cited changes in "the way in which we communicate with each other" as the reason for shutting down AIM, which has been around since the 1990s.
He also thanked AIM users, saying they "likely remember the CD, your first screenname, your carefully curated away messages, and how you organized your buddy lists."
The door will close for the final time on AIM on December 15. (Courtesy of Oath)
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Michael Albers, vice president of communications product at Oath, made the announcement about the messaging platform on Tumblr. He cited changes in "the way in which we communicate with each other" as the reason for shutting down AIM, which has been around since the 1990s.
He also thanked AIM users, saying they "likely remember the CD, your first screenname, your carefully curated away messages, and how you organized your buddy lists."
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