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Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
and even the beloved Rover the Dog, who also wiggled its way into Windows XP as a virtual assistant alongside Clippy. However, Microsoft Bob failed to spark interest among users, prompting the ...
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Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
Developer Raymond Chen says Windows XP shipped with an encrypted version of Microsoft Bob to pad out 30MB of free space.