Why is Everyone on AOL instant Messenger?
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RyoHazuki316
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I've been considering getting ICQ, but I have AIM simply as a back-up messanger service, mostly beacuse my own ISP's messenger, the MSN messenger, just plain sucks. It never works properly, even right now as we speak it is not in operation!
Brad
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If I'm not mistaken, AOL now owns ICQ, which could explain why the client went from being fairly slim to overly bloated and packed with damn near USELESS features. I still use ICQ some, but I really don't like it. Also, AIM is the king of the IM heap (in terms of # of users) by far, it would seem. People are naturally going to go with whatever service the majority of their "friends" use, and in most cases, people use AIM.
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personally, it seems that EVERYONE uses icq
i dont like icq much
its also the only instant messenger program that i ever got spam on <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" />
i dont like icq much
its also the only instant messenger program that i ever got spam on <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" />
Daisuke Jigen
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I use Trillian. Its runs all of them at once.
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ICQ 5|_|x0rz... as well as no one i know uses it.
Crow_T_Robot
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2 words.....net send.
I hate AIM with every fiber in my being.
I've had an ICQ account as long as I can remember and I never use it anymore.
First: No one uses it. When I first got ICQ I couldn't get ANYONE to download it. No one. Then 4 years later everyone was on AIM so...
Second: No Porn Bots on AIM, at least not as many. I got hit by one a couple days ago.
I don't use Trillian because I'm pretending like it's bad luck. That and, as anyone who knows me will attest, I write a lot...almost spuriously. In AIM you can add a line break by holding SHIFT and pressing Enter. You send the message by pressing Enter. With Trillian you hit Enter and it sends a message, you hit SHIFT and Enter...it sends a message. So it messes with my Rhythm, don't you know.
I've had an ICQ account as long as I can remember and I never use it anymore.
First: No one uses it. When I first got ICQ I couldn't get ANYONE to download it. No one. Then 4 years later everyone was on AIM so...
Second: No Porn Bots on AIM, at least not as many. I got hit by one a couple days ago.
I don't use Trillian because I'm pretending like it's bad luck. That and, as anyone who knows me will attest, I write a lot...almost spuriously. In AIM you can add a line break by holding SHIFT and pressing Enter. You send the message by pressing Enter. With Trillian you hit Enter and it sends a message, you hit SHIFT and Enter...it sends a message. So it messes with my Rhythm, don't you know.
Originally posted by marsteam:
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Actually you can change the prefs so that Trillian behaves like what you described. It's in Prefs > General > Windows > Edit > Sending Messages > Shift+Enter -Send or -New Line radio box.
PLUS... no ads makes me happy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's still bad luck..
Master Terry Bogard
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Many of my friends use MSN instant Messenger, so that's the only one I use.
Nismonotmugen
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i got it because everyone else had it, icq freezes my computer
