With the proliferation of emoticons, it was inevitable that we lose our form of cartoon hieroglyphics from the start of the PC era. Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Clip Art for good. They’re hoping to bring more people into Bing Image search instead. We’re not sure how much an impact losing Clip Art would be for Bing Image’s benefit but we are sad to say goodbye to the pioneer of emoticons.
Source: The Verge