Microsoft’s Ugly Sweaters Return With Clippy, Xbox, And Zune Brown Options

Microsoft is bringing backmost its disfigured sweaters for nan vacation season. After taking a break for 2024, nan institution has an “Artifact” vacation sweater pinch tons of retro iconography, an moreover uglier Zune brownish option, and moreover a green Xbox version.

Clippy was nan prima of Microsoft’s ugly sweater successful 2022, and nan Artifact action this twelvemonth puts nan paperclip astatine nan center, surrounded by MSN, Minesweeper, Internet Explorer, MS-DOS, and plentifulness of Windows logos. The Zune brownish vacation sweater has a play fastener that I really dream lights thing up. Both nan Artifact and Zune sweaters are disposable for $79.95, and nan Xbox sweater tin beryllium pre-ordered for $59.95.

Microsoft first started sending retired disfigured sweaters to Windows fans successful 2018, and past sold them to customers from 2020 onwards. For immoderate logic nan package shaper didn’t vessel an disfigured sweater successful 2024, but this year’s sweaters tin beryllium purchased done Microsoft’s online institution store aliases its ceramic and mortar type successful Redmond, Washington. Microsoft will besides person its vacation sweaters disposable astatine its Microsoft shop (experience center) successful New York City.