Clippy's legacy Disabled by default in Windows XP and officially retired from Office 2007 (and 2008 on Macs), Clippy became a cultural icon, remembered as much for its quirks as for its usefulness.

I sense a return of the dreaded and most-hated icon, Clippy. For those of us of a certain age, we remember when Microsoft first revealed Clippy the Paperclip to much fanfare and high hopes. (In ...

A viral trend is seeing netizens change their profile picture to Clippy, the former paper clip assistant for Microsoft Office. It all began on Thursday, August 7, 2025, when YouTuber and consumer ...

Now, Microsoft is testing another virtual assistant. While it's not quite Clippy 2.0, the new Copilot Appearance experiment from Copilot Labs is definitely giving major Clippy vibes.

Now, Clippy is back to save you from ads within Windows 11 and help debloat your PC. Of course, Microsoft isn't behind Clippy fighting against Copilot and the rollout of ads in Windows 11.

AI always reminds me of Clippy, the infamous talking paperclip added to Microsoft Office in the '90s. This little guy frustrated users, was based on a faulty understanding of how people want to ...

A-hed The Demoted Microsoft Worker Getting His Revenge Clippy, the animated paper clip known as one of the most annoying virtual assistants of all time, is making a comeback.

Clippy is an annoying animated paperclip from Microsoft that once made that same list. So maybe it's fate that the two much-mocked products are teaming up for a pair of limited-edition Crocs.

Clippy is an annoying animated paperclip from Microsoft that once made that same list. So maybe it's fate that the two much-mocked products are teaming up for a pair of limited-edition Crocs.