Yeah, fun for the million or so first users, not so much for the next 2 billion....

mseebach on Jan 14, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN : What killed ICQ?

Yeah, fun for the million or so first users, not so much for the next 2 billion.

I specifically remember hating those numbers (because I always forgot mine) and being spitefully relieved to switch to MSN Messenger when that came out.

there on Jan 14, 2009 [–]

just like giving out an old compuserve e-mail address.