The evolution of Lync

In October 31st 2014, Microsoft will completely shut down MSN Messenger, its first and most popular instant messaging (IM) service.

Microsoft launched MSN Messenger in 1999 as a competitor to AOL Instant Messenger (AOL), and just one year later, instant messaging entered the corporate world, when it became a feature of Exchange 2000.

A lot has happened since then; with IM becoming just one component of today’s Microsoft’s unified communication solution: Microsoft Lync.

Check out the infographic below to see the evolution that has led to today’s Microsoft Lync.

Source: An infographics by R. Sylvain Bedard www.rsbedard.ca