AOL Sells Instant Messaging Service ICQ To DST For $187.5 Million It’s done. AOL has officially sold instant messaging service ICQ to Russian investor DST for $187.5 million. In a release, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said “As AOL continues its turnaround effort, we’re fortunate to find a great home for ICQ with DST.” We originally reported that DST was sniffing around ICQ back in December. The acquisiti
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