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the myth of the good tech giant (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/unix_surrealism@lemmy.sdf.org
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

Somebody in the MS marketing department: 'Everyone hates clippy. What can we do about this?'

'Paste a couple gifs of a CGI dog on top of it?'

'Genius! Let's go to our two week lunch!'

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    30 years later:
    'Everyone hates us. What can we do about this?’

    'Make it fashionable for people born in 2003 to pretend to be nostalgic for Clippy?'

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    How long until there is a Clippy Fortnite skin?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago


    alt text"On the smartphone screen, a TikTok video from Fortnite is displayed. A character in a Microsoft Clippy skin is dancing energetically. Beside Him, another player, in a the skin of a distinctive, older man with a beard and a blue suit, is also dancing. The background is vibrant and colorful, typical of a Fortnite environment. The characters are moving rhythmically to the music, creating a lively and entertaining scene."

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I had a clippy skin for quake 3! It didn’t take long for it to be banned at LAN’s

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It started from right to repair advocate Louis Rossman. If MS has got their claws in him the right to repair movement has just stalled out.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It's not really necessary to get their claws in him; the more this trend gains attention, the less nuanced and directed the trajectory will become. Microsoft is much more equipped to algorithmically control the trajectory than what's-his-name, so they will.
    If they're not too distracted with providing warfighting capabilities to our boys here and abroad.

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