Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If this gets 20k likes, we’ll replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft 365 with Clippy. pic ...

Kevan Atteberry, the man behind Microsoft Word's virtual assistant, had no idea how big Clippy would be today, especially after the growing disdain for the anthropomorphic paperclip throughout the ...

Gordon Freeman. Doomguy. Guybrush Threepwood. Clippy. Okay, so our list of iconic characters on PC gets a bit weird if you start including software mascots, but Clippy was an inescapable part of ...

Microsoft has added Clippy into Microsoft Teams as part of a sticker pack. “Clippy has agreed to come out of retirement! Whether you loved him or hated him, Clippy is back with a Retro Sticker Pack in ...

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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 ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by John Cook on May 29, 2012 at 10:29 ...

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 ...

Baby boomer Bill Gates may remember the 1960s "Paul is dead" rumor that dogged Beatle Paul McCartney. Now, the Microsoft chairman is spinning his own urban myth for the millennium generation: Clippy's ...