And before Lync, it was called Office Communicator.

douche · on Sept 20, 2016

It's an old, old, product. Before that it was Live Communications Server.

Thimothy · on Sept 20, 2016

Anybody knows if it has something in common with the Ye Olde MSN Messenger?

First time I saw it I couldn't help to notice the similarities. Even the emoticons were the same!

Shanea93 · on Sept 20, 2016

They aren't related as products, despite being developed now by the same company.

There was an integration you could get (purchase, I think?) which allowed Lync to connect to the MSN network and chat to users of MSN.

Rondom · on Sept 20, 2016

With the Lync => Skype for Business rebranding, some of the original MSN-emoticons that used to work in Lync / Office Communicator have been removed. :-(