Reception and Legacy
Despite being discontinued before Windows 98 was released, Microsoft Bob continued to be severely criticized in reviews and popular media.
Bob received the 7th place in PC World magazine's list of the 25 worst tech products of all time, a spot in Time magazine's list of the 50 Worst Inventions and number one worst product of the decade by CNET.com.
Microsoft employee Raymond Chen wrote in an article that an encrypted copy of Bob was included on Windows XP install CDs to take up space and slow down illegal copies. Tech journalist Harry McCracken called the story "a delightfully urban legend-y tale" and noted its similarities to an April Fools' Day joke claiming Bob was hidden in Windows Vista.
Comic Sans was created for, but was not used in Microsoft Bob and is still a popular font today.
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