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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Should have retroed Clippy. They probably would have got a few percent bump just from nostalgia.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Right up until people started remembering why they hated him in the first place.

Like, it's been 25 years and this dumb fuck still don't know how to mind his own damn business

Clippy never bothered me, because I turned him off.

Sticky keys needs to shut the fuck up and realize plenty of games require hitting those keys repetitively, it's been thirty years.

[–] YourMomsTrashman@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

There went my theory. It was a bump, and then a flat tire.