alt Hacker NewsI think we have our hacker/power-user blinders on. It was cool to hate Clippy.
But many non-tech-savvy users felt differently, and were accepting of the attempt to provide help.
I think we have our hacker/power-user blinders on. It was cool to hate Clippy.
But many non-tech-savvy users felt differently, and were accepting of the attempt to provide help.
what if clippy's true purpose was sales/marketing and not productivity?
back in the day people needed to be convinced that they needed a computer and that they'd be able to figure it out.
if you see clippy on a showroom floor or on your friends pc, you might think "oh yeah, i suppose I could use a computer to do that!".