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    23 hours ago

    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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      12 hours ago

      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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        11 hours 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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        18 hours ago

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        “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.”