(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 ...

"It looks like you're writing an email. Would you like help?" If you used Microsoft Office during the 90s, these words (or similar) echo in your memory. The Office Assistant, better known as Clippy, ...

Microsoft Clippy was back in action for a brief moment this week, marking a rare appearance for the friendly paperclip, who was known for politely barging onto the screen with helpful suggestions, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microsoft has added Clippy into Microsoft Teams as part of a sticker pack. "Clippy has agreed to come out of retirement! Whether ...

The story begins near the end of the Word 97 release cycle, when a defect surfaced in the test labs but vanished the moment ...

It’s 1997. You’re hooked up to a modem and are typing away on a Microsoft document when an animated paperclip pops onto the screen. “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” was a ...

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 ...

On July 14, Microsoft tweeted a picture of Clippy with the caption “If this gets 20k likes, we’ll replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft 365 with Clippy.” "Last, but not least, we had to use this ...

Halo Infinite is adding a new version of Microsoft’s Clippy to the game, much to the chagrin of players. Clippy is one of the most notorious company mascots out there, but he’s been AWOL for quite ...

The dream of the '90s was alive in Microsoft Teams this week when Microsoft's old office assistant, Clippy, showed up. If you used Microsoft Office between 1997 and 2001, you likely remember Clippy as ...