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The Clippy easter egg tag covers hidden references to Microsoft's iconic paperclip assistant, Clippit (Clippy), found in both legacy software and modern AI products. Recent discussions highlight a decades-old developer credits screen hidden in Office 97 Word, uncovered by retrocomputing enthusiasts. More prominently, Microsoft's 2025 Copilot Fall Release introduces Mico, a new animated voice avatar that can be prompted to briefly transform into Clippy as a nostalgic nod. This easter egg appears across multiple threads examining the transition from Clippy's playful 1990s design to today's AI-driven Copilot experience, reflecting how Microsoft incorporates its software history into contemporary interfaces.
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    Office 97 Clippy Easter Egg Revealed and Copilot Mico Nostalgia

    A decades‑old secret tucked into Microsoft Office 97 has resurfaced: enter a handful of specific steps in Word 97 and the long‑dormant Clippit (Clippy) will pop up with a developer credits screen — a find that underlines both the playful culture of 1990s software teams and why the paperclip...
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    Microsoft Mico Copilot: A Social Voice Avatar Replaces Clippy in Fall Release

    Microsoft has finally put Clippy out to pasture — not with a quiet farewell, but with a theatrical handoff: the paperclip’s spirit lives on only as a wink inside Mico, a new animated avatar that now fronts Microsoft Copilot’s voice experience as part of the Copilot Fall Release announced in late...
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    Microsoft Copilot Mico Avatar and Fall Release: Clippy Easter Egg and New Features

    Microsoft’s new Copilot avatar arrives with a smile — and the paperclip hasn’t entirely left the building. Background / Overview Microsoft unveiled a major Copilot refresh in late October that recasts the assistant as a human‑centered, voice‑first companion named Mico. The rollout bundles an...
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    Microsoft Copilot Unveils Mico Avatar with Clippy Easter Egg and New Health and Groups Features

    Microsoft’s Copilot has a new face — and, if you’re feeling nostalgic, a hidden paperclip wink — as the company rolls out Mico, an expressive voice-mode avatar that can be nudged into a modernized Clippy and arrives alongside a suite of collaborative, health-grounded, and personality-driven...
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    Microsoft Copilot Unveils Mico Avatar and Clippy Easter Egg

    Microsoft’s Copilot has a new face — a playful, animated avatar named Mico — and a cheeky little secret: if you prod it enough on mobile, it will eventually morph into Clippy, Microsoft’s famous (or infamous) paperclip assistant from the Office 97 era. The Mico reveal is part of a broader...
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