And no, we don’t consider the Microsoft Team’s gifs a true comeback! Known officially as “Clippit,” Clippy debuted as part of Microsoft Office from 1997 to 2003 (2004 for Macs).

Microsoft 365 Copilot is the Clippy we always wanted back when we were typing away on Word, but digital assistants were too primitive and underdeveloped. It’s been over 25 years since Clippy ...

But for those of us who remember using Microsoft Office in the nineties and early 2000s, the concept raises the specter of Clippy - the paper-clip-shaped, animated help tool that was supposed to ...