If you used Microsoft years ago, you may remember Clippy, an animated paperclip with big eyebrows and even bigger eyes. The tool was established in 1997, developing lovers and haters alike, as he ...

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Microsoft fired Clippy, its animated paperclip helper in Office, about 20 years ago, but in a nostalgic move, Microsoft is reviving its old assistant in Microsoft Teams. The new Clippy is now part of ...

Clippy hasn’t had an easy life. Microsoft’s iconic but polarizing virtual assistant first appeared in Windows 97 as a small paper clip to help Microsoft Office users. It was given the boot by Office ...

Microsoft is bringing back its long-retired Clippy to some of its key products -- but only as an emoji, not in its previous role as a digital assistant that many people found very annoying. Microsoft ...

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