{"id":1808,"date":"2025-12-01T23:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/microsofts-ugly-sweaters-return-with-clippy-xbox-and-zune-brown-options\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:03:22","slug":"microsofts-ugly-sweaters-return-with-clippy-xbox-and-zune-brown-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/microsofts-ugly-sweaters-return-with-clippy-xbox-and-zune-brown-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s ugly sweaters return with Clippy, Xbox, and Zune brown options"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Microsoft is bringing back its ugly sweaters for the holiday season. After taking a break for 2024, the company has an \u201cArtifact<\/a>\u201d holiday sweater with lots of retro iconography, an even uglier Zune brown option<\/a>, and even a green Xbox version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clippy was the star of Microsoft\u2019s ugly sweater in 2022<\/a>, and the Artifact option this year puts the paperclip at the center, surrounded by MSN, Minesweeper<\/em>, Internet Explorer, MS-DOS, and plenty of Windows logos. The Zune brown holiday sweater has a play button that I really hope lights something up. Both the Artifact and Zune sweaters are available for $79.95, and the Xbox sweater can be pre-ordered for $59.95.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft first started sending out ugly sweaters to Windows fans in 2018, and then sold them to customers<\/a> from 2020 onwards. For some reason the software maker didn\u2019t ship an ugly sweater in 2024, but this year\u2019s sweaters can be purchased through Microsoft\u2019s online company store<\/a> or its brick and mortar version in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft will also have its holiday sweaters available at its Microsoft store (experience center) in New York City.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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