#osmascots — Public Fediverse posts

Hello #Fediverse, here’s your “daily” OS-tan!

In honor of Windows 8’s 12th anniversary which I missed (and not doing one of those posts for a long time), I'm doing one for Yū Madobe and Ai Madobe, the official mascots and OS-tans for Windows 8/8.1 who were created for special bundles by Windows Navi+ that came with some copies of Windows 8 during its launch in Japan, known as the Windows 8 Pro DSP Release Commemorative Packs.

Yū is the quieter older sister with a love for gadgets, a hidden Otaku at heart, and someone who thrives on the latest digital trends and has the shorter hair. Her younger sister, Ai, is cheerful and loves exploring what’s new and popular among junior high trends, especially anything tech-related and is the one with longer hair. Both share a birthdate of November 18, 1996, connecting them to the Windows lineage as distant relatives of Nanami Madobe! Fun fact: The sisters nearly tied in the 2012 Akihabara Moe Character Contest!

Many believe that one character was meant to represent Windows 8 and the other Windows 8.1 although both debuted well before anyone anticipated the release of 8.1. Another theory suggests one represents Windows 8, while the other stands for RT; however, both were actually featured in the promotion of Windows 8 Pro in the Commemorative Packs. Since they were also used to promote Windows 8.1 later on, it’s more accurate to view them as representing Windows 8 and 8.1 collectively.

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