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What's up with all the "clippy" stuff? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world
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On youtube I see tons of avatars and mentions of clippy, the oldscool windows help tool. Are they protesting something?

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago (36 children)

3.1 million views in 10 days:

https://youtu.be/2_Dtmpe9qaQ

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (34 children)

tl;dw please?

[–] alligalli@feddit.org 52 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Clippy doesn't want to steal your data. Clippy just wants to help.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

Clippy doesn't want to steal your data

It would if it could.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Clippy keeps working with no Internet.

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