This community usually discusses consumer rights, but nobody is discussing this initiative. Is it maybe cuz Lemmy’s majority ain’t American?

  • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 hours ago

    Clippy already was a big step in the wrong direction from Microsoft, i’m not gonna celebrate mistakes of the past because they seem benign in comparison to todays mistakes.

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      10 hours ago

      Clippy wasnt a bad idea, especially in an era where computers were just becoming mainstream. But just like most microsoft’s products, the poor implementation made it useless and annoying…

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      13 hours ago

      What about Tux throwing clippy in the bin? Acknowledgement and shows it doesn’t go far enough