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Microsoft confirms to bring classic paperclip assistant: Report

Microsoft’s classic paperclip assistant appeared with Microsoft Office 97 in 1997 and has remained in Office 2000 and 2003. Since then this little assistant has had vivid animation effects, can interact with users simply, and prompts Office skills, which is a memory of a generation.

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According to the latest report, some users requested Clippy to be brought back on the Microsoft feedback page. It would be very interesting if integrated into Teams emoticons. Microsoft officially replied that this paper clip assistant confirmed its return and is integrated into the Retro Sticker emoticon package of the Teams software.

Moreover, this emoji pack will provide up to 30 kinds of Clippy image animations, which can be used on both the desktop and web versions of Teams. In addition, Microsoft also plans to bring this emoji package into all Microsoft 365 applications and services.

Furthermore,  some overseas users expressed that they not only hope that this classic little assistant will return but also hope that Microsoft will integrate the voice assistant function for Clippy and return to its original purpose.


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