It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the _hstc cookie. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The three also represent simpler times - an era before tech was ever-present and mobile notifications flooded our consciousness.Īnalytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Internet Explorer’s flaws led to better browsers, the iPod was integrated into the iPhone, and AIM clearly influenced social messaging. While tech’s evolution made each product obsolete on its own, each has influenced products we use on a daily basis. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), which sunset in 2017, but enjoyed a retrospective in May on what would have been its 25th birthdayĬombined, Internet Explorer, the iPod, and AIM made up the holy trinity of tech products for those of a certain age in the early 2000s….The iPod, which was officially discontinued on May 10.It joins two other discontinued tech products that have made the news this year: A recent report shows Internet Explorer’s market share had fallen to 0.64% in May, compared to ~65% for Google Chrome. … reached a peak of ~95% market share in 2003, and was once at the center of a federal antitrust case against Microsoft, but usage has plummeted since. Yesterday, Microsoft officially retired Internet Explorer after ~27 years. Another staple of early-2000s tech has moved on to the great desktop in the sky.