Is it wrong to say that I actually miss Clippy?
True story. My pal, who worked in corporate IT, was at one time helping a hot secretary, or administrative assistant as they are now called, training her in Microsoft Office, using Clippy as an aid, all went well, too well, because one thing led to another, and in the end he told me that “Clippy gave me the clap!”
Yes!
(No “malware” story required to justify)
Yes. They couldn't figure out how to make Clippy sprout an "@" so he landed on the ash heap of Microsoft innovations right along with Bob.
They're both thoroughly buried by now, probably mashed beyond all recognition by that $18,000.00 coffee table touchscreen computer, WinPhone 7 and Zunes by the container load.
Poor things. Whatever happened to that little dog?