Microsoft official Windows 2022 ugly sweater released with "big eye clip" Clippy

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, Nov. 15, for the fifth year in a row, Microsoft has launched Windows 2022 ugly sweater (Windows Ugly Sweater). This year's theme is Office classic assistant "big eye clip" Clippy.

The "big eye clip" is the default image of the Office assistant. In 1997, the paper clip assistant was released with Office 97, bringing help tips to users in the lower right corner of the desktop. Later, Microsoft turned off this feature by default in Office 2003, and users had to manually select it in the installation options to enable it; it was not until Office 2007 that Microsoft finally cut the little assistant. However, in the past two years, Microsoft has let this image appear in other applications, which can be regarded as a kind of rebirth.

CTOnews.com learned that Microsoft's official Windows 2022 ugly sweater will go on sale at the company's Xbox Gear Shop starting today for $74.99. All sales will be donated to College Success Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps low-income students, and Microsoft says it will donate $100000.

Microsoft's ugly Windows sweater was first launched in 2018, inspired by Windows 95, followed by a Windows XP version the following year. Both sweaters were produced in a limited edition and were not sold publicly at the time.

In 2020, Microsoft launched ugly sweaters with the theme of drawing, which were sold to the public for the first time. Last year's ugly sweater was about minesweeping.