Microsoft has been given a hard time over the years for its repeated theft of other institutions’ innovations. I feel that they have not been given enough credit for the many innovations that they have made, so I have compiled a list of all Microsoft technologies that I consider to be original. Here they are, in alphabetical order:

1. Microsoft Bob (a new interface concept from the mid-90s)

There ya go. That’s the whole list.

Of course, I’m kidding. They have done more than that. Here’s the real list of Microsoft innovations:

1. Microsoft Bob
2. That annoying Office paper clip