Literally everyone hated Clippy. It was an absolute mockery of a useful assistant or feature, and at the time everyone detested Microsoft. I think this post is satire.
Clippy really ... wasn't bad? It mostly stayed out of your way, occasionally showed a button to perform a useful task, and could interact with the help system without having to click through 3 menus.
It wasn't a panacea but it was at least positive-value, unlike most current AI.
Maybe it's the generation gap? As a kid, I loved that I could "play" on the PC with Clippy, which mostly consisted on trying it to appear and make it do something. I get that if you were trying to get some work done, it might have been annoying.
o11c|3 months ago
It wasn't a panacea but it was at least positive-value, unlike most current AI.
parpfish|3 months ago
nobody used clippy, but nobody expressed vitriol. you just easily dismissed it and went on with your business.
brokensegue|3 months ago
gitaarik|3 months ago
Tempest1981|3 months ago
But many non-tech-savvy users felt differently, and were accepting of the attempt to provide help.
parpfish|3 months ago
back in the day people needed to be convinced that they needed a computer and that they'd be able to figure it out.
if you see clippy on a showroom floor or on your friends pc, you might think "oh yeah, i suppose I could use a computer to do that!".
rijoja|3 months ago
the idea is that when your CEO goes on slack or teams or whatever and see 100 clippies they'll be "oh wow, nobody likes how we earn our dollar."
or the very least people who are concerned about surveillance will know who is on their team!
so just do it
I'm serious
ashirviskas|3 months ago