Hold onto your keyboards, folks! Clippy’s back, and this time he’s sneaking around as an Easter egg in Microsoft’s Copilot under the guise of a new buddy named Mico. Yes, you heard that right—Microsoft just dropped a nostalgia bomb on us, and it’s got 21st-century sparkle!
So, how does this work? If you give Mico a bit of a tap dance with your finger, he morphs into the legendary paperclip who had more awkward encounters than your high school crush. “Clippy walked so that we could run,” quipped Jacob Andreou, corporate VP of product and growth at Microsoft AI. And honestly, that’s the kind of history we need more of!
Dare I say, this isn’t just a throwback; it’s a full-blown revival! Mico might still have some bugs to shake off—kind of like your aunt trying to operate Zoom—but his spirits are high. With Clippy making cameo appearances, it raises the question: Are we doomed to keep repeating our tech pasts, or can we actually learn from them?
This little escapade could make mundane tasks feel a lot more fun. Imagine Mico bringing a bit of whimsy to your Word docs, giving you pep talks or comic relief to get through that boring spreadsheet, or maybe even a synthetic version of shoulder pats for when you’re deep in work mode.
The real question is: will this bright, paperclip-shaped blast from the past help us create better productivity experiences, or are we just hopping on the nostalgia train again? Time will tell!
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