Just found this out on NeoGAF. As you can tell from the uploader of the video, this is definitively official.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o
https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan
*abruptly reappears out of nowhere*
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Modern IE-tan! :D
i'm skeptical, but at the very least we have an IE10-tan.
are they on version 10 or 11 atm?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 06, 2013, 04:24:57 PM
i'm skeptical, but at the very least we have an IE10-tan.
are they on version 10 or 11 atm?
11 and its confirmed to be microsoft marketing with this so they are really starting to hit the target advertising here
(http://puu.sh/5brPa.jpg)
Look, our gallery is up at the top under favorite websites
http://www.internetexplorertan.com/home/crying.html
(http://puu.sh/5brPV.PNG)
that's kind of creepy that microsoft listed our gallery under the favourite sites. you sure it's OUR gallery and not one of theirs?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 07, 2013, 12:37:32 PM
that's kind of creepy that microsoft listed our gallery under the favourite sites. you sure it's OUR gallery and not one of theirs?
Checked it and it goes straight to ours, I'm not using IE so its not possible from my knowledge for the website to know my browsing history.
We are probably the biggest community when it comes to OS-tans so the possibility that they know of us isn't surprising to me, plus they probably just have an algorithm on the site that goes out and fetches certain websites with keywords relating to OS-tans and Anime which are scanned through and confirmed.
This is Microsoft marketing and they probably found us with a few keywords and a complex algorithm in which they sifted through the results finding our gallery to be very relevant to their marketing since its a huge database of OS-tan pictures that we try to keep up to date.
Yay internet
(http://puu.sh/5btEP.png)
undue attention, especially from big companies, makes me uber-nervous. the more i learn about this IE-tan the less i like her. >>;
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 07, 2013, 01:21:07 PM
undue attention, especially from big companies, makes me uber-nervous. the more i learn about this IE-tan the less i like her. >>;
The website is just putting up links at random every time its opened, meaning the chances of getting our gallery is very very low given how many websites they probably have linked.
I don't see why you would be nervous, its not like Microsoft is attempting to cause trouble on any basis and I'm sure if we wanted to we could ask them to remove our link.
Isn't it a good thing that OS-tan's are getting some more attention after being such a niche market? Though it is nice being unnoticed and a somewhat closed in community...
it's a double-edged sword. we have become accustomed to being a small, closed community. this isn't a bad thing; indeed, it has brought us closer and actually made getting new material for the gallery and whatnot easier since there are fewer people to share links with. being smaller also means we know each other more, so we know any information brought in is researched and accurate.
getting bigger means more publicity, yes, but it doesn't do much to guarantee further growth/well-being of the site and the fandom as a whole. we already have plenty of sources for art, and 9 times out of 10, the only new theories brought in either completely ignore or challenge well-established ones. (case in point, a pic i found years ago on DA of a girl who "made a character for windows XP". she thought she was being original.) i don't mean to sound anti-social, but for a fandom this old to swell as much as it would were we noticed by a big medium, i just don't see it ending well. at the very least, new members likely would only know about the "official" -tans, leading to a large divide in the fan community.
it was Syndrome that said, "When everyone's Super, no one will be."
(http://i.imgur.com/tOCUyYY.png)
Drew her.
I haven't really liked any of the OS-tans that microsoft has come up with. :/
do you like HER, though? :\
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 07, 2013, 04:41:40 PM
do you like HER, though? :\
IE-tan? No.
But I had an idea and a reference image so why not?
Guess I should have been more overt in my bullying.
To me, the last real OS-tan was Vistan. The "official" OS-tans and now IE-tan that Microsoft came up with are clearly just marketing tools and it's to the point that I don't think of the two as the same fandom.
I think she's cute.
(Though obviously rude, Internet Explorer daring to refer to herself as an upgrade over my tans. pfft)
Given how we have IE-tan and Firefox-tan, why don't we have Lynx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29)-tan?
Somebody, make this happen
opera-tan we'll always be my bro. we're FM radio.
(that would actually make more sense with firefox, but hey, this is my post.)
Quote from: Balrith on November 07, 2013, 05:43:46 PM
IE-tan? No.
But I had an idea and a reference image so why not?
Guess I should have been more overt in my bullying.
To me, the last real OS-tan was Vistan. The "official" OS-tans and now IE-tan that Microsoft came up with are clearly just marketing tools and it's to the point that I don't think of the two as the same fandom.
to be fair, Nanami wasn't ALWAYS a marketing tactic, as she was originally Fan-created. though how they came up with the cash to hire Nana Mizuki, i will never know. she was the last "unofficial" tan and the only one of the "modern" -tans i really like. sorta goes with my software preferences too, lol
Quote from: Krizonar on November 07, 2013, 05:50:31 PM
I think she's cute.
(Though obviously rude, Internet Explorer daring to refer to herself as an upgrade over my tans. pfft)
you can't expect IE-tan to be very tactful or classy when 99% of IE-tan pics from the past involved some kind of panty flash, lol. xD;
@pent: start conceptualizing, man. that's how all the -tans came to be. -w-
>Microsoft knows about OSC
(http://i.imgur.com/zvw7Kz6.gif)
4chan has been hating badly on her the past 2 days.
bloody microsoft
blasting off again~
Quote from: NejinOniwa on November 07, 2013, 07:13:03 PM
4chan has been hating badly on her the past 2 days.
I've seen mixed feelings because they think of her as waifu material
Also, in the favorites:
(http://puu.sh/5bU3z.png)
Quote from: Cockleshell on November 07, 2013, 07:22:26 PM
bloody microsoft
blasting off again~
*throws bait, then master ball*
@nej: i'm not surprised, lel
@bells: my thoughts exactly, but with a dash more paranoia. .____.;;;
Quote from: Dr. Kraus on November 07, 2013, 08:30:03 PM
Also, in the favorites:
(http://puu.sh/5bU3z.png)
Of course she'd fave a tabloid website, it's Microsoft we're talking about.
you know, i'm surprised there are no 'boorus in there. must be because of all the porn. :\
But, we has the porn too. I guess they never noticed pictures that are basically Windows 2000 shagging with Windows XP -w-;;
*inner Cinema Snob*
yeah, but so does Zerochan. i think it could be based on the percentage of porn vs normal pics on the sites, since i'm willing to bet the amount of porn on the 'boorus (excluding safebooru) is at least half or over half. :\
Depends on what you consider porn.
On topic, I do find her cute but that really isn't enough to make me like an OS-tan. There's not a whole lot more to it. The Powerglove's a nice shoutout to other obsolete technologies though.
Heh heh, she's new and already obsolete. I agree with you on some level, stew, and I think I'll just file her under the same sort of fringe category that most of the sponsored-tans have fallen into.
Did somebody say "Power Glove"?
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/b8cba273b4a394b0882c681a6cd30724/tumblr_mwjqf9HCrj1rv8sspo1_500.jpg)
Also, yeah; a lot of the "official" -tans suffer from what I like to call "Disney Princess Syndrome" (Where they look so much alike that you'd think it's one character with multiple costumes)
That could just be drawing style, but I'm inclined to agree. -w-;;
I feel like the official -tans have similar clothing design motifs and colors.
You guys are saying what I'm thinking.
Generally for me to even give a -tan the time of day she has to have some badass skills or interesting character development, these corporate-produced -tans are cute but more akin to mascots than anything else. -.-
the only one i really approved of was Nanami, but that's mostly because she meshed well into the existing -tans. the problem there is that since she also fit well into MS's corporate model, they started basing their own tans off her instead of the entire -tan network, leading to their own headcanon and some pretty crappy -tans. i mean, there's no personality to it. the fact that the last one to have an "unusual" hair colour was Nanami (i don't count Lei after seeing that pretty albino girl on the train :0 ), it just kind of feels like they're making a manga about a bunch of OLs, only it's backed with a corporate sponsor SO LOUD you can't hear the dialogue anymore. :\
They're designed to be mascots for a product by the company selling the product, thus...
but this is where the community draws the line. are they just mascots, or do they deserve the title of -tan?
In all honesty - do we have any decent -tans for any of the things they've made in the first place? Nanami did take the place as the de facto Win7-tan rather well (iirc) and while I don't keep tabs on the japanese community I don't see any signs of them having made any united backing for a -tan of their own for this software. So, while we'll of course use our canon as we want it, and use these newcomers in it as we see fit - isn't it just as well to put them to use? It's not like we have any designs of our own to counter with, what with us mostly working with the older generations these days.
we have plenty of IE-tans, and the Windows 8-tans aren't the only ones out there (i haven't seen enough art of any intrepretation to declare one or the other "canon"), but as for silverlight and the other windows programs they have mascots for, i don't think we have -tans for them yet.
but do we really want the plastic corporate-shipped ones to be them?
Not really. This IE-tan design, and most of the others - all other things aside - don't really strike me as plastic or corporate-shipped by its virtue, really. And it's better to have something than to have nothing, no?
yes, i suppose that's true. but we've had IE-tans for years, so for there to be an "official" one seems a bit rude, to put it lightly.
Emphasis on the plural there. We don't exactly have one to unify the herd.
all the same, though, they had a pretty unified design. blue hair, white outfit, rather clueless. i don't like the label of "official" on something already well-established since it's a bit of a slap in the face to the community. "oh hey, you've already got all this stuff, but it's crap and meaningless anyway, so we're just gonna throw it the fuck out and give you a REAL one!!"
i don't expect MS to know about the IE-tan(s), but all the same, the fan community going gaga over her makes me feel a little betrayed. >>;
That, and the Futaba design for IE-tan has much more personality than Nanami Reskin #95 Microsoft's IE-tan
agreed. -w-
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 07, 2013, 06:10:40 PM
to be fair, Nanami wasn't ALWAYS a marketing tactic, as she was originally Fan-created. though how they came up with the cash to hire Nana Mizuki, i will never know. she was the last "unofficial" tan and the only one of the "modern" -tans i really like. sorta goes with my software preferences too, lol
Correction! Inori was created by an enthusiast group, Collateral Damage Studios, and later picked up by Microsoft.
QuoteAn early version of Inori Aizawa's character was posted online by local art enthusiast group Collateral Damage Studios to their Facebook page earlier in March 2013, partly as a challenge to their own skills. Within a few days, the post was rapidly picked up and shared all over Facebook. Encouraged by this initial success, CDS fleshed out their concept and Inori was born, drawing more than 20,000 likes and comments and close to 2,000 shares across all of Facebook.
This initial success led to an extended partnership between Microsoft Singapore and the Studio to officially adopt the character as a mascot for Internet Explorer. Additionally, Microsoft also partnered with Nanyang Technological University's CACANi Animation to develop a short two-minute promotional video introducing Inori. Giving life to Inori is Valerie from Asian Pop Collective, a new and upcoming Asian pop idol group, who will also be cosplaying as the character herself at AFA 2013.
...
"When we first came up with the character concept, we never expected Inori to be picked up officially by Microsoft to represent the browser," said KC Ng, General Manager of CDS. "Inori's story reflects Internet Explorer's transformation to be a modern, elegant yet powerful browser for today's modern devices. We hope that fans will be able to like and relate to the character and for those who haven't used Internet Explorer for a while, to give the browser another chance."
Source: http://komicer.tumblr.com/post/66193939726/and-it-is-completed-finally-after-two-months-of
(http://komicer.tumblr.com/post/66193939726/and-it-is-completed-finally-after-two-months-of)There's also a more in depth story about this, but im having trouble finding it at the moment.
Also,
Quote from: Bella on November 20, 2013, 01:45:04 AM
You guys are saying what I'm thinking.
Generally for me to even give a -tan the time of day she has to have some badass skills or interesting character development, these corporate-produced -tans are cute but more akin to mascots than anything else. -.-
To be honest, Inori has more character development and skills than most other official tans. She:
- Is a magical girl, with unique powers (uses an IE window as a weapon, can fly, has cool final attack)
- Character was a clumsy, annoying girl when she was young, always messing up
- Character studied the W3C standards for years so she could become standards compliant.
- Character's uniform: IE logo on belt and hair, Blue colors, glove designed after Modern IE's address bar, trident logo on boots ('cause trident rendering engine).
- Character enjoys mint chip icecream and hates bullies.
- Things ive forgotten or am unaware of
I think Inori is good for the fandom. She's fan made, but is backed by MS. She's reached the American audience more than any other official -tan (Internet Explorer was trending on tumblr even , of all places), and even has a chance of becoming something more (CDS is even contemplating a kickstarter to make a series (http://"http://komicer.tumblr.com/post/67658888748/drawn-by-waha-to-celebrate-the-completion-of-the"))
Sorry for late reply. Was locked out due to system error with OSC's email system.
While I'm not going to vent too much on the other stuff - which may be good or bad depending on your preferences - the fact is indeed that she HAS reached western audiences more than any other -tan I've seen to date. We will only see in time what this means for the fandom, though.
I still don't care much for her, and have nothing else to say on the matter that I haven't already brought up
*ragequits*
She has a facebook and twitter.
https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan
https://twitter.com/inori_Aizawa
There is also a homepage with a search bar for multiple engines (some anime related) and an anime news ticker at the bottom. She cries if you're not using a newer version of Internet Explorer (pre-9 IE, chrome, firefox, etc...)
http://www.internetexplorertan.com/home/
*hands her a bottle of water to stave off imminent dehydration*
Quote from: Krizonar on November 25, 2013, 06:30:57 PM
*hands her a bottle of water to stave off imminent dehydration*
In what way would Inori becoming dehydrated be imminent?
Even for an anime character, the amount of crying she must do daily is no doubt quite extravagant.
Quote from: Krizonar on November 25, 2013, 06:39:27 PM
Even for an anime character, the amount of crying she must do daily is no doubt quite extravagant.
XD lol.
Never thought about it that way.
When roughly %70 of the web uses something other than IE, i guess you're right!
Inori's profile sounds very much like generic moeblob anime girl, which isn't necessarily /bad/, but isn't novel, well-developed or any better than the canon OS-tans or Nanami, either. Honestly, after spending so much time working with non-canon-tans / semi-canon-tans (Linux, various Mac-tans, etc.), the "canon" ones all tend to seem a tad generic. Thankfully, various artists have breathed life into the canon designs and made them more than they originated as, so they same might happen to Inori in time.
Quote from: NejinOniwa on November 23, 2013, 10:48:40 PM
While I'm not going to vent too much on the other stuff - which may be good or bad depending on your preferences - the fact is indeed that she HAS reached western audiences more than any other -tan I've seen to date. We will only see in time what this means for the fandom, though.
What he said, I'm far more curious about the fandom implications of Inori than Inori herself.
Quote from: DustiiWolf on November 25, 2013, 06:55:47 PM
When roughly %70 of the web uses something other than IE, i guess you're right!
Since it is impossible for me to use IE, she is continuously bawling her eyes out.
I gave her a bottle of water out of sympathy.
Quote from: Bella on November 25, 2013, 07:51:14 PM
Inori's profile sounds very much like generic moeblob anime girl, which isn't necessarily /bad/, but isn't novel, well-developed or any better than the canon OS-tans or Nanami, either. Honestly, after spending so much time working with non-canon-tans / semi-canon-tans (Linux, various Mac-tans, etc.), the "canon" ones all tend to seem a tad generic. Thankfully, various artists have breathed life into the canon designs and made them more than they originated as, so they same might happen to Inori in time.
What he said, I'm far more curious about the fandom implications of Inori than Inori herself.
Theres a few things that could happen:
• Inori causes a subfandom of OS-tans, the "Inori/IE" fandom
• Inori introduces thousands to OS-tans and revitalizes the OS-tan fandom in the west, increase in interest teaches fans about older -tans over time
• Inori introduces thousands to OS-tans and revitalizes the OS-tan fandom in the west, but the fandom is split into two factions: New -tans that are official, and old -tans.
• Nothing Happens :\
Hopefully #2 happens. I think a sudden surge of people interested in OS-tans could be used to educate people on the fandom and the pre-official tans. It could also make things more lively and interesting. I also think the fact that Inori is
fan made could further help #2.
I also think, going slightly off topic, that while the official ones are a bit more generic, it moves things along and makes it a bit easier, in a way. If i'm not mistaken, after XP, there really wasn't a widely excepted "canon" OS-tan for the newer versions of windows, and seven didnt have one until Microsoft adopted Nanami Madobe. So while it does mean things become more generic, it allows for there to be a widely accepted version of the -tan, while still allowing fan made versions in smaller communities. It also means we can actually get themepacks and other goodies :)
Quote from: Krizonar on November 25, 2013, 08:26:45 PM
Since it is impossible for me to use IE, she is continuously bawling her eyes out.
I gave her a bottle of water out of sympathy.
Awwww. Poor Inori.:( You do know MS has free VM's for trying IE though, right? IDK how they work, tho...
dude, kriz uses mac.
frankly, I could still care less about inori. the newer versions of ie annoy me, anyway (damn browser, constantly capitalizing my "I"s and pre-correcting my spelling like my damn iphone >>; ) and, not to say I don't like renewed interest in the fandom, but anticipating a surge seems like a stretch. if it does happen, though, i'll be scared. scared for both the interruption of established characters and scared for the influx of idiot newbs. some of us have been at this for half a decade or more now. >>;
btw, Vista and 7 both had canon -tans. it just took awhile since while the other OSes had already come out when the OS-tans were initially made, the Vistan rush was due to every artist wanting the fame that came with being the "creator" of Vistan. eventually 3 designs stuck for 3 versions of Vista (I believe Visbou represents Home, Vistake represents Enterprise and Chivistan represents Ultimate. there's also an odd Egyptian one representing Business, she seems to have been adopted as minor but canon).
bear in mind that when it comes to -tans, it's not about MICROSOFT "accepting" a -tan to make it canon. it's whether or not the fans do. after all, if we just accepted whatever the company shoved down our throats, this site would be about Microsoft's legion of Lego-ripoff abominations.
you should also remember that 7 has an alternate -tan, a couple in fact. or do they not count because they're not "official"?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 25, 2013, 09:40:06 PM
dude, kriz uses mac.
frankly, I could still care less about inori. the newer versions of ie annoy me, anyway (damn browser, constantly capitalizing my "I"s and pre-correcting my spelling like my damn iphone >>; ) and, not to say I don't like renewed interest in the fandom, but anticipating a surge seems like a stretch. if it does happen, though, i'll be scared. scared for both the interruption of established characters and scared for the influx of idiot newbs. some of us have been at this for half a decade or more now. >>;
btw, Vista and 7 both had canon -tans. it just took awhile since while the other OSes had already come out when the OS-tans were initially made, the Vistan rush was due to every artist wanting the fame that came with being the "creator" of Vistan. eventually 3 designs stuck for 3 versions of Vista (I believe Visbou represents Home, Vistake represents Enterprise and Chivistan represents Ultimate. there's also an odd Egyptian one representing Business, she seems to have been adopted as minor but canon).
bear in mind that when it comes to -tans, it's not about MICROSOFT "accepting" a -tan to make it canon. it's whether or not the fans do. after all, if we just accepted whatever the company shoved down our throats, this site would be about Microsoft's legion of Lego-ripoff abominations.
you should also remember that 7 has an alternate -tan, a couple in fact. or do they not count because they're not "official"?
I may of incorrectly used "canon". I meant i hadn't seen a tan for each of the OSes that was widely accepted by the majority of the fandom. I still cant seem to find a straight answer on which tan represents vista and what she looks like (tho there is a lightly used Vista tan by Microsoft that sometimes "borrows" Nanami's official twitter, but MS would rather forget Vista and move on, so you dont see much of her), and Nanami is the most common used, and from what it appears to me from my perspective, accepted tan for 7.
And of course fans need acceptance. Microsoft should take that into account when making official tans. If they were just mass producing tans for every product, shoving it down our throats, and saying "accept this", itd be taking advantage of the fandom, and it'd essentially be using it for the soul purpose of getting us to buy their products. It would be consumerism, not a fandom. I actually think thats why MS didnt adopt inori till she became relatively popular, and hadnt made a tan for IE official before.
And as far as the mac thing, thats why i recommended the VM's. Microsoft released Virtual Machines, mainly targeted at web devs, to try IE so they could make sure their websites work properly.
@Kari: From what I can tell, the Nanami/Silverlight-tan/Inori/etc. fandom is quite, if not completely, separate from the OS-tan fandom; it seems like a lot of fanartists who are into those characters don't produce OS-tan artwork, and vice-versa. This may not be totally surprising given the fact that they've never been billed AS OS-tans, and plenty of people who are aware of those characters may be unaware that OS-tans are even a thing. I doubt Inori will introduce an influx of newbies of the OS-tan fandom (even with the mentions of OSC, lulz), after all, Nanami didn't exactly have that effect either when she was introduced 3 or 4 years back. I think we're safe and sound on that account. :)
I personify and become attached to most things.
When I first received my Mac Mini, it being the first Computer I really felt attached to as it was not a hand-me-down from my parents or any other sort, but a completely brand new computer, I wished to personify it in my image.
From this thought process and need, I quickly found out that there is a fandom for personifications of the sort. Pink-haired Leopard is my favorite of her forms.
Unfortunately I spent upward of 3 years merely lurking this site, merely ooh and ahhing and taking in all Mac Tan information. I could have joined as early as 2007 had I not been shy.
Then later I was encouraged to join by a couple friendly people.
That is how I myself came to arrive on the site, as a user, at such an odd time. I wasn't drawn in by a release, but by example that fandoms of the sort DO exist. The new IE-tan may not bring a "surge", but hopefully it allows people to see that something they like exists and other people like it too.
Quote from: Krizonar on November 26, 2013, 12:54:56 AM
I personify and become attached to most things.
When I first received my Mac Mini, it being the first Computer I really felt attached to as it was not a hand-me-down from my parents or any other sort, but a completely brand new computer, I wished to personify it in my image.
From this thought process and need, I quickly found out that there is a fandom for personifications of the sort. Pink-haired Leopard is my favorite of her forms.
Unfortunately I spent upward of 3 years merely lurking this site, merely ooh and ahhing and taking in all Mac Tan information. I could have joined as early as 2007 had I not been shy.
Then later I was encouraged to join by a couple friendly people.
That is how I myself came to arrive on the site, as a user, at such an odd time. I wasn't drawn in by a release, but by example that fandoms of the sort DO exist. The new IE-tan may not bring a "surge", but hopefully it allows people to see that something they like exists and other people like it too.
that's a really good way of putting things! ^_^
Quote from: DustiiWolf on November 25, 2013, 09:58:03 PM
(tho there is a lightly used Vista tan by Microsoft that sometimes "borrows" Nanami's official twitter
evidently you still misunderstand that there IS a vista-tan. here, (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11087) HAVE (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11440) SOME (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=10109) LINKS. (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11099)
Quote from: DustiiWolf on November 25, 2013, 09:58:03 PMAnd of course fans need acceptance. Microsoft should take that into account when making official tans.
if you're still focused on ONLY the "official" -tans, then idk why i'm even debating with you. bella said it best that the Microsoft "-tans" are, at best, divorced from the ACTUAL -tans produced by the FANS. the FANS started this -tan trend, and frankly, any character with the moniker -tan is likely a fan creation.
as far as i'm concerned, the only "-tan" out of them I actually consider a -tan is nanami. and even then, i'm still open to the alternatives instead of adopting a narrow viewpoint of ONLY one -tan to each item.
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 26, 2013, 11:19:55 AM
evidently you still misunderstand that there IS a vista-tan. here, (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11087) HAVE (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11440) SOME (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=10109) LINKS. (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pid=11099)
I see 3 different characters. Which ones are what version, or are they all supposed to represent the same vista?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on November 26, 2013, 11:19:55 AM
if you're still focused on ONLY the "official" -tans, then idk why i'm even debating with you. bella said it best that the Microsoft "-tans" are, at best, divorced from the ACTUAL -tans produced by the FANS. the FANS started this -tan trend, and frankly, any character with the moniker -tan is likely a fan creation.
as far as i'm concerned, the only "-tan" out of them I actually consider a -tan is nanami. and even then, i'm still open to the alternatives instead of adopting a narrow viewpoint of ONLY one -tan to each item.
So, if i understand, you're saying that the microsoft "tans" are not tans at all? Did you forget that Inori was a
fan creation?
Yes, I was talking about the "official" tans, which you so despise. We
ARE in the
inori thread,
which is an official tan, after all. I'm sorry, but a tan is a tan. Just because sega made sonic
doesnt mean he isnt an anthropomorphic animal, and just because vizio made a tv
doesnt mean its any less of an entertainment device. So by the same logic, just because Microsoft made a tan, it
doesnt mean its
any less of a tan. And even at that, Microsoft didnt make Inori!
Your thinking is utter backwards and it drives me insane. I like OS-tans, old
and new. Im fond of 95-tans appearance, in fact. Shes probably my favorite 'classic' tan. But its bullshit when i want to talk about something i like within a group of a people
who are fans of the same topic/thing (aka: a
fandom), yet those very people essentially tell me i cant because i like a specific aspect of the fandom that no one else likes. Its angering.
Yes, tans were originally fan made.
Yes, microsoft making tans/adopting tans takes some of the fun out of it.
But
what did you expect? That a multi-million dollar corporation
wouldn't catch on that thousands of people were making what essentially were mascots for their products ?
Seriously?
I feel very unwelcome here. Every little thing that has to do with the new, official tans, thats talked about on here you have to go bashing it or talk about how you dont like it or you think its bad for the fandom or how stupid it is or etc. etc... I cant even make a freaking edit to the wiki without you contesting it!
Its
no wonder the OS-tan fandom is
practically dead on this side of the world. A vast majority probably are more aware of tans like Inori then they are the classic tans, and as such people in this so called "fandom" practically wont give them the time of day when they want to talk about it. I almost hope Inori starts a new fandom. That way people could actually
enjoy os-tans for os-tans, instead of b****ing about how microsoft keeps adopting and/or making them. A fandom is supposed to be, generally speaking,
enjoyable to be a part of, and overall, the topic that fandom centers around is supposed to be, generally speaking,
enjoyed.
END RANT
NOTE: My sincerest apologies to the other os-tan collections members that are reading this. Some of you have actually been quite nice and understanding, stating that even though you are not thrilled about and are a bit wary of the official tans, you still accept them as tans none the less and are actually willing to discuss the potential impacts of the official tans on the fandom. To these users, i thank you, and i deeply apologize if any of you are offended.
Cut the drama, guys. Immediately.
That's an order from the bureau chief~
Yes Sir!...
Inori's Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan (https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan)
Inori's Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/inori_Aizawa (https://twitter.com/inori_Aizawa)
Inori's Skydrive (with wallpapers and extended version of Anime BG music): http://sdrv.ms/internetexplorertan (http://sdrv.ms/internetexplorertan)
Official Microsoft Soundpack and Themes (7 & 8) were added to Inori's Skydrive
wait, like nanami, yuu, and ai's voices? what format are they in? :0
WAV, as always with soundpacks for Windows. And the desktop themes come in both Windows 7 & Windows 8 Versions. They were voiced by Valerie from Asian Pop Collective and they're in English on Inori's Skydrive.
wait...what?
so it's a new voicepack?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on December 21, 2013, 02:02:48 PM
wait...what?
so it's a new voicepack?
yes? Its a sound pack of inoris voice for different system sounds, and the theme packs include wallpapers.
ahhhhh. cute, thanks for the update. :3
Took the transparent Inori from her twitter and made a wallpaper. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/ISNbdBm.png)
Click to enlarge...
coolio, dude. don't forget to gallery it. :3
Quote from: DustiiWolf on December 25, 2013, 08:06:11 PM
Took the transparent Inori from her twitter and made a wallpaper. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/ISNbdBm.png)
Click to enlarge...
Some good shit, man.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1291131680_two-thumbs-up.jpg)
Thumbs up from Borat.
Quote from: LeaflameSD on December 26, 2013, 04:04:40 AM
Some good sh**, man.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1291131680_two-thumbs-up.jpg)
Thumbs up from Borat.
Inori herself thought so too. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/Fxdx6we.png)
Click to enlarge...(hint: thats
the official inori email account)
Quote from: DustiiWolf on December 26, 2013, 03:57:01 PM
Inori herself thought so too. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/Fxdx6we.png)
Click to enlarge...
(hint: thats the official inori email account)
*gasp*
Oooooooooooooooh~ :3
you emailed them about it...?
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on December 26, 2013, 09:47:34 PM
you emailed them about it...?
You can send "her" fan creations via email or facebook. Thought "why not".
eh, fair enough. if you had emailed the actual developers, i'd have been pretty lolwut on that.
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on December 27, 2013, 03:01:33 PM
eh, fair enough. if you had emailed the actual developers, i'd have been pretty lolwut on that.
its still official Microsoft, so that's cool
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3b003c0fca22ddc3765bed3658480a2/tumblr_n1mip0YQAF1t0b9hco1_1280.jpg)
An unused 2nd stage transformation from the anime
well ah reckon this is so weird... personally I has been a femme doggy t' me in da past, but I kinda like Inori PLEASE CHOCO DON'T KILL ME!!! and yet I'd hope MS or the fans would flesh her out more so she isn't Nanami Reskin #95 Any more...
Quote from: Krizonar on November 26, 2013, 12:54:56 AM
I personify and become attached to most things.
When I first received my Mac Mini, it being the first Computer I really felt attached to as it was not a hand-me-down from my parents or any other sort, but a completely brand new computer, I wished to personify it in my image.
From this thought process and need, I quickly found out that there is a fandom for personifications of the sort. Pink-haired Leopard is my favorite of her forms.
Unfortunately I spent upward of 3 years merely lurking this site, merely ooh and ahhing and taking in all Mac Tan information. I could have joined as early as 2007 had I not been shy.
Then later I was encouraged to join by a couple friendly people.
That is how I myself came to arrive on the site, as a user, at such an odd time. I wasn't drawn in by a release, but by example that fandoms of the sort DO exist. The new IE-tan may not bring a "surge", but hopefully it allows people to see that something they like exists and other people like it too.
bro, I do feel like you... in fact I love my secchan to death, and will kidnap her when the time ish right and yes, let's hope inori re ign ites the spark... I see she ignited choco's already
Quote from: DustiiWolf on November 26, 2013, 12:02:49 PM
I see 3 different characters. Which ones are what version, or are they all supposed to represent the same vista?
So, if i understand, you're saying that the microsoft "tans" are not tans at all? Did you forget that Inori was a
fan creation?
Yes, I was talking about the "official" tans, which you so despise. We
ARE in the
inori thread,
which is an official tan, after all. I'm sorry, but a tan is a tan. Just because sega made sonic
doesnt mean he isnt an anthropomorphic animal, and just because vizio made a tv
doesnt mean its any less of an entertainment device. So by the same logic, just because Microsoft made a tan, it
doesnt mean its
any less of a tan. And even at that, Microsoft didnt make Inori!
Your thinking is utter backwards and it drives me insane. I like OS-tans, old
and new. Im fond of 95-tans appearance, in fact. Shes probably my favorite 'classic' tan. But its bullshit when i want to talk about something i like within a group of a people
who are fans of the same topic/thing (aka: a
fandom), yet those very people essentially tell me i cant because i like a specific aspect of the fandom that no one else likes. Its angering.
Yes, tans were originally fan made.
Yes, microsoft making tans/adopting tans takes some of the fun out of it.
But
what did you expect? That a multi-million dollar corporation
wouldn't catch on that thousands of people were making what essentially were mascots for their products ?
Seriously?
I feel very unwelcome here. Every little thing that has to do with the new, official tans, thats talked about on here you have to go bashing it or talk about how you dont like it or you think its bad for the fandom or how stupid it is or etc. etc... I cant even make a freaking edit to the wiki without you contesting it!
Its
no wonder the OS-tan fandom is
practically dead on this side of the world. A vast majority probably are more aware of tans like Inori then they are the classic tans, and as such people in this so called "fandom" practically wont give them the time of day when they want to talk about it. I almost hope Inori starts a new fandom. That way people could actually
enjoy os-tans for os-tans, instead of b****ing about how microsoft keeps adopting and/or making them. A fandom is supposed to be, generally speaking,
enjoyable to be a part of, and overall, the topic that fandom centers around is supposed to be, generally speaking,
enjoyed.
END RANT
NOTE: My sincerest apologies to the other os-tan collections members that are reading this. Some of you have actually been quite nice and understanding, stating that even though you are not thrilled about and are a bit wary of the official tans, you still accept them as tans none the less and are actually willing to discuss the potential impacts of the official tans on the fandom. To these users, i thank you, and i deeply apologize if any of you are offended.
ok, here are 2 points: Vista was, is and foreveralone will be crap utter pure no nonsense CRAP! alas there are lots of designs for it's tan because, as mentioned, EVERYONE wanted to be the creatpor of the pooppiece's -tanin the end 3 were accepted
and about the rant, you're half right... and half wrong, choco here just doesn't like M$ de virtuing the OS-tan very essence, and neither do I, but let's give inori a chance to bee
so, welcome to OSC and welcome inori... btw, I could suggest using the term "backed" to the -tans like inori instead of "Official"
i'm not going to murder you, alphonso. you have sworn allegiance to the demon overlord, so killing you would be counter-productive. :3
jk, jk. it's when people try to make their opinions "fact" or start shoving them in others faces like so many pies to a clown that i get pissed. there's nothing wrong with liking inori. my stance on her has....softened, somewhat, but i still don't have any sort of real affection for her. if you like her, though, that's no business of mine.
Quote from: alfonso_rd_30 on March 03, 2014, 12:03:43 AM
...I kinda like Inori... and yet I'd hope MS or the fans would flesh her out more so she isn't Nanami Reskin #95 Any more...
Honestly i have a number ideas on what her personality is like, if you guys wanna hear sometime. And the fact she's actually done by a group not affiliated by Microsoft (they [CDS] were contracted by MS to flesh out Inori post creation and initial popularity spike), helps her case.
Quote from: alfonso_rd_30 on March 03, 2014, 12:03:43 AM
...btw, I could suggest using the term "backed" to the -tans like inori instead of "Official"
That actually sounds reasonable. "Company-backed". Sounds corporate-y.
i VASTLY prefer the term "Company-backed" than "Official" since it offends the senses quite a bit less. and i get the feeling i will hate on newer -tans less if we use that term instead.
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on March 03, 2014, 10:04:21 PM
i VASTLY prefer the term "Company-backed" than "Official" since it offends the senses quite a bit less. and i get the feeling i will hate on newer -tans less if we use that term instead.
Agreed. It is done.
pfft. xD;
now now kittens, it's called compromise
Quote from: alfonso_rd_30 on March 03, 2014, 11:47:17 PM
now now kittens, it's called compromise
So it was said, so it shall be done. It has been set in stone. I from now on shall refrain from the "Official-" moniker usage, and use "Company-Backed-" instead
or CB for short: CBIE-tan