This pioneering instant messaging platform tried to keep up with the times – we take a closer look at why ICQ failed

This pioneering instant messaging platform tried to keep up with the times – we take a closer look at why ICQ failed

[ad_1] Instant messaging platforms are a dime a dozen in 2025 – from WhatsApp and Signal to Telegram or Facebook Messenger, there’s certainly no shortage of options for users today. It wasn’t always that way, however, and in the mid 1990s ICQ was among the first pioneering offerings around, racking up a significant global user…

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The DOJ settles its lawsuit challenging HPE's B acquisition of Juniper; HPE must divest Instant On and license the source code for Juniper's Mist AI software (Rishabh Jaiswal/Reuters)

The DOJ settles its lawsuit challenging HPE's $14B acquisition of Juniper; HPE must divest Instant On and license the source code for Juniper's Mist AI software (Rishabh Jaiswal/Reuters)

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