Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

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042. Clippy, The F*cking Clown

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042. Clippy, The F*cking Clown

“Though nothing more than a thin metal wire, Clippit will help find what you need and keep it all together.” –Clippit being introduced in Office 97

Steven Sinofsky
Aug 15, 2021
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042. Clippy, The F*cking Clown

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As a company gains success and grows, taking risks becomes, well, riskier. The costs of failure come front and center, as the ability for a company to play out scenarios where something would not work overwhelms the naïve optimism that used to characterize efforts. It is like one day, suddenly, everything becomes more difficult and scarier. Clippy, née …

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