"It looks like you’ve clicked on an article about 'Clippy.' Would you like to know more?" For a generation of Microsoft Office users, "Clippy’s" cheerful, if occasionally intrusive, pop-ups were an ...

Clippy has become an unlikely protest symbol against Big Tech. The trend started when YouTuber Louis Rossmann posted a video earlier this month titled “Change your profile picture to clippy. I’m ...

If you were around for the release of Office 97, you'll know the overly-helpful Clippy Office Assistant. For newcomers to Office Suite, he was actually quite useful, showing you the ropes of the new ...

In 1997, Microsoft added a new feature to their revamped version of the Microsoft Office suite — the Office Assistant. This little cartoon character would hang out at the bottom of the window and ...

Microsoft's once infamous, but now loved (sort of) Office Assistant Clippy was, in many ways, a precursor to what the company is trying to to do now with its generative AI features like Bing Chat and ...

Microsoft’s iconic Office Assistant, Clippy, is taking over profile pictures across YouTube, X, and other platforms, and it’s no nostalgia trip. The trend began after YouTuber and consumer rights ...

(NEXSTAR) – A tiny anthropomorphized paperclip is making a comeback as people revive Clippy’s memory in protest. Remember Clippy, a paperclip with floating eyes that served as Microsoft Office’s ...

Clippy, Microsoft’s unwanted, unloved Office assistant, once listed as one of Time’s 50 Worst Inventions, is experiencing a renaissance. You remember Clippy. He was the animated paper clip who would ...

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