![]() ![]() The service, like Winamp, was completely mismanaged by AOL, which was never entirely comfortable with a free product nor able to adapt (to the rise of mobile communications). The service gradually fell out of favor as social media evolved, not an entirely unexpected development. In its heyday, the mid-2000s, AIM accounted for over half the instant messaging market helping to popularise online conversations, as well as features, like custom icons and personalized profiles, now taken for granted. For internet users of a certain age, AIM, like Nullsoft's Winamp, was likely once one of those must have programs. After all, AIM had a market share of less than one percent… in 2011! But it was not always like that. Perhaps the only surprising thing about the announcement last week that AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is shutting down Decemis that it did not happen years ago.
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