Microsoft’s Ugly Sweater of the Year has a suggestion for you: It’s Clippy

I’m not always a fan of corporate whimsy—like when brand Twitter accounts have “attitude” or when companies pull cringe-worthy April Fools’ Day pranks—but I do enjoy Microsoft’s current annual tradition of releasing ugly sweaters with retro-style window patterns printed on them. Two years ago, Styles was MS Paint- and Windows themed logo. A tribute to last year’s style Windows 3.1 era minesweeper. And this year brings back the old foe: my clip.

Although his days as the ubiquitous Microsoft Office mascot ended when Office 2007 was released, Clippy has found a second life. As the Windows 11 version of the paperclip icon. Clippy, unfortunately, was not open sourced with The rest of the emoji designs from Microsoft over the summer, due to his status as a copyrighted character.

Clippy is the hero of the new sweaters, but there are other Office and Windows-themed touches too — an old-school Windows logo on the back, an Office ruler on the top, some coordinating buttons on the sleeve, and falling piles of paper throughout.

The Clippy Sweater is available in sizes Small through 3XL and costs $75 no matter what size you get. This one is a little on the pricey side, but unlike a lot of unsightly sweaters, Clippy Sweaters Do It appears to be an actual knit sweater and not a sweatshirt with a pattern printed on it. as part of Her promotional efforts revolved around the jacketMicrosoft also says it will donate $100,000 to College Success Foundation.

No word on whether we can expect the hooded jackets to be honored Many other Microsoft Office Assistant designsLike the red dot, the guy who looks like Einstein, or the little robot. roverMicrosoft Bob’s yellow dog and Windows XP search dialog, is also MIA.