Microsoft resurrects Clippy and brutally kills him again

Microsoft Clippy had a difficult life. Born at Office 97, Clippy has politely suggested tips for using Microsoft Office software. Often misunderstood, you liked or hated his soulful eyes and his "Groucho eyebrows" (as Microsoft described them) when he appeared on the screen to please or annoy you. While Clippy led a fairly short and hectic life until Office XP in 2001, Microsoft removed its Office Assistant for the benefit of new Office features, such as smart tags and task panes. Since then, Clippy has been trying to find a job at Microsoft. This week, it looked like this lovely trombone was back.

Microsoft resuscitated Clippy on Tuesday, turning the paper clip into an animated sticker pack for Teams' chat software. Stickers were posted on GitHub earlier this week. They are free for Microsoft Teams users who import and use them for fun. Unfortunately, Clippy disappeared a day later and disappeared again in Microsoft's deep archives.

"Clippy has been trying to get back to work since 2001, and his brief appearance on GitHub was another attempt," a spokesman for Microsoft said in a statement. The edge. "While we appreciate the effort, we do not intend to bring Clippy to the teams."

A source familiar with the situation at Microsoft tells The edge that the "brand police" within the company was not happy that Clippy appeared on the Microsoft teams and immediately ordered the brutal shooting of the anthropomorphic trombone. Microsoft has now killed the GitHub project associated with Clippy for Microsoft teams and Clippy is again looking for a new job. There is still hope.

Clippy fans have launched a petition to restore its flagship role in Microsoft teams. If you want Clippy to come back as a sticker mail pack, you can vote it here. Microsoft often responds to direct comments from its user sites, and the main demand currently concerns private channels in Microsoft teams. This feature will appear later this year, alongside many inventive additions to make Slack users jealous.

Here is an overview of the fun animations included in the Clippy sticker pack. Thanks for all the memories and memes Clippy. Good luck in your job search.