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		paulbjensen on May 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chat Wars: Microsoft vs. AOL (2014) I once worked at AOL (2010-2012). I remember that we were told that we couldn't use AIM for work purposes, and instead were using Yammer and HipChat. It boggles the mind how a company with a chat product ends up using 2 competing products instead of its own offering.

Macha on May 11, 2015 [–]

I worked there in 2014 as an intern. We definitely used aim but another department used Skype.

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