The difference is that Clippy was designed to be helpful (and occasionally was), kinda fun to mess around with, only slightly patronizing, could be disabled, co

The difference is that Clippy was designed to be helpful (and occasionally was), kinda fun to mess around with, only slightly patronizing, could be disabled, could be customized, and generally left the user feeling in control of their own experience and interactions. Those "cute" wannabe-hip pseudo-hip error messages are the complete opposite. They show up only when you are already annoyed because something is broken, and they make the user feel disrespected. When I see an error message like that, it feels like someone is trying to appease me the way you might try to appease an angry kid with ice cream. They are an insulting attempt to pander to me in order to try to protect me from something I do not need protection from.