Clippy

Clippy is BACK! Microsoft's paperclip mascot delights users as it returns - 18 years after it was axed from Office

It was the original virtual assistant, released years before Siri, Alexa, and Bixby.

Now, almost two decades after it was axed, Microsoft's Clippy is officially back.

The friendly anthropomorphic paper clip has been spotted as an Easter egg in Microsoft's latest announcement about a new AI companion called Mico.

Mico – whose name is a nod to Microsoft Copilot – is a small blob with a friendly smiley face, and doesn't look much like its much–loved predecessor.

However, early users have discovered that if you tap on Mico multiple times, it eventually morphs into Clippy.


Delight? Much–loved?

I don't think so. I have an idea that Clippy was dropped because it was annoying and didn't work. At least that's how I remember it.