Explanation
So, what was the explanation for putting Clippy [2] humanely down? Because Max the SE [1] on Office Mac was cooler than Clippy? And not because Clippy was Steve Ballmer in malleable metal form on our desktop?
[1] I always thought that the SE in Office Mac was the Banana Jr from Bloom County.
[2] Obligatory YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6aXzMuYN7U