Clippy was flicked into the wastebasket by Office 2007 aftercomplaintsthat it was ineffective and annoying.
Heres hoping the Clippy emoji will be a way to bring back animated software helpers.
Heres hoping the Clippy emoji will be a way to bring back animated software helpers.
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Take the much-malignedApple Newton.
The Newtons interface was a digital notebook, and there was almost no learning curve when using it.
You picked up the stylus and started scribbling away.
Thats where a new version of Clippy could come in handy.
Clippy Nostalgia
Im not the only one who mourns the passing of Clippy.
“Did they think it would really help people?
It seems that Microsoft really believed that Assistants were the way of the future.
Android users arent left out of the Clippy nostalgia.
Id love to see Microsoft fully revive virtual digital assistants.
I certainly could use help from an assistant like Clippy when navigating Microsofts office products.
Even as a user for decades, Im baffled by the various menu options and oddly placed tools.
How about combining the smarts of theCortana voice assistantsystem along with the animated character from theHaloseries of video games?
