Internet Explorer Tan

[qMyon]

Some further information:

The character was designed by a Singaporean doujin group called Collateral Damage Studios, and was actually released sometime around May.

The character was recently adopted by Microsoft Singapore (not international, AFAIK) - I am not clear on the details and how it happened. Kind of came out of nowhere. There's a theme pack available too, on the circle's website.

So yeah, it's actually still an eastern thing. The animation was apparently produced by the doujin circle together with an animation studio.

Edit: http://www.collateralds.com/news/random/the-story-of-aizawa-inori/

Official statement via Geekwire:
In conjunction with the launch of Internet Explorer (IE) 11 on Windows 8.1 in October, Microsoft Singapore today unveiled Inori Aizawa (藍澤祈), an original anime character whose backstory symbolizes the browser?s transformation into a modern and powerful best-in-class browser. This was a local Microsoft execution in Singapore in conjunction with the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2013. As part of the local execution, this is the most extensive collaboration undertaken by the team to reach out to anime and Japanese popular culture lovers across Asia.

and

The anime character was created by Microsoft Singapore for the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2013. This is a local marketing program for anime and Japanese popular culture lovers at AFA 2013 and across Asia and does not represent an official mascot for Internet Explorer.

[pasu]

 hi sg person here with random facts about sg doujin scene

Few months ago when preliminary designs were first posted on their (CDS) facebook, it actually garnered more attention than I thought it would among CDS' s fans. Mainly because they're quite profit-based, every event they release goods catering to the mainstream audience to rake in the cash(they auctioned off a set of 6 Date A Live badges at more than 400 sgd I kid you not), and Singapore's original scene here is pretty dead to say the least. (Usually when a group does fanart and original the originals always get mostly ignored)

[Suikama]

What I like is this picture.

It's sure easy to be popular when you come preinstalled. :V

Not to mention, it's false information.

...Wow, Firefox sure got unpopular. A year ago it was dominating whole Europe. I just don't get what's good in Chrome, it just seems unintuitive (I guess it's like the Xbox controller for me, everyone says it's good but for me it's just unnatural).


But I give them that, the animation -IS- good.

wait wtf canada and usa


also firefox seems to crash a lot now compared to chrome i dunno what happened

i use both though lol

[Tengukami]

I've had zero problems with FF 24, although I use Chrome as a backup.

[Suikama]

its actually okay right now but a few versions ago holy shit it just kept crashing and slowing down

[Tengukami]

A few versions ago? Very possible. I would sometimes get crashes, but thought it was due to my putting my laptop on Suspend instead of Shut Down, for weeks at a time.

[SIRookie]

Not sure if it's related, but I've had similar problems with Chrome before, although my issue has been massive lag while Chrome is running (so I don't use it that often any more). I use IE as my primary solely because it starts fastest (out of personal experience) and Opera as my secondary.

Maybe the problem isn't with the browser, but rather with the OS? What if Microsoft wants us to think the other browsers are "not working" just so we all keep using IE?

Spoiler:

Yes I'm one of those people who use IE

[Zerviscos]

Meet the anthropomorphized Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer-Tan! Or Inori Aizawa her official name.



Yes, this is a gig by Microsoft Singapore(of course, not only them) on trying to get favorable results for Internet Explorer, an attempt aimed at anime fans everywhere.
Anime Festival Asia Special Video - feat. Inori AizawaFestival Asia Special Video - feat. Inori Aizawa



Apparently, she has gained a favorable audience.
Well, we know why that is, right? I'm pretty sure that audience has nothing to do with her being >cute<.

Jo's Interpretation*

"Poor Inori-chan..."

[Kimidori]

I already posted a thread about her here

[Zerviscos]

Oh wait...there was already a thread for this.
Errr...delete this one, thanks.

I already posted a thread about her here

Ya, just saw it few seconds before you posted.

[Kimidori]

download link for Inori Explorer is now available.

[Suikama]

google where's my miku browser

instead all you give us are shitty youtube comments

[Tengukami]

If you don't mind fanwork.

[Delfigamer]

"Make IE as your default browser? Y/N"
"Pff, that's Explorer again with its suggestion."
"No."
"Sob~ sob~"

________

anime nerds (who are also probably computer savvy)

Oh yes.

> Hello, is this an anime dedicated channel?
> Yes.
> How would I patch KDE2 under FreeBSD?

also firefox seems to crash a lot now compared to chrome i dunno what happened

Objection!
Where's that post in KagerouTech?.. There.
Chromium wasn't much better, so I've moved on Firefox after all. To my surprise, FF actually started faster than Chrome.
And it's pretty stable here on my PC, though, to be honest, may lag when opening a new tab, especially a one with YouTube video.

[helvetica]

> Hello, is this an anime dedicated channel?
> Yes.
> How would I patch KDE2 under FreeBSD?

That joke is older than the Internet and I still laugh at it every time.

[Solais]

The greatest problem of Firefox that it/she is in odds with Flash, so youtube videos (and other Flash-based stuff) can freeze up or crash the browser. I recommend using the new beta feature of youtube, called "Feather" to fix that. Otherwise Firefox is pretty great.

[♛ Apher-Forte]

They were promoting this like mad at afa

[Raikaria]

The greatest problem of Firefox that it/she is in odds with Flash, so youtube videos (and other Flash-based stuff) can freeze up or crash the browser. I recommend using the new beta feature of youtube, called "Feather" to fix that. Otherwise Firefox is pretty great.

Really? I don't have that many issues with Firefox and Flash; in fact; I have less than with IE.

Anyway finally managed to see what the deal was about. Magi-tech girl thing promoting IE. Seems overhyped; it's just pandering to a very stereotypical user of the Internet; the modern generation young adult/teen.

Best part was when they snuck in the Wilihelm Scream. It's fun listening for those.

[Stuffman]

pandering

I take offense to that remark! I'll have you know that anime fans on the internet have the most distinguished of tastes!