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

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!

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.

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

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