Saseko, or XP-Tan had an interesting character development. Due to the demand in computer hardware resources Windows XP had for the time, it was often viewed as a bloated OS that required too much RAM. As such, she was often depicted as overweight and constantly stuffing her face. (In my opinion, the people just weren't ready yet for such a huge shift in computer resources and the new software in general). A guideline featured with many OS-Tans character depictions would be to draw the chest of the characters larger, depending on how much RAM was needed for the OS to run. In later depictions, as Windows XP became more integrated into both personal and company settings and favored over older OSs, she was detected in a much more respectful light.
It's also important to note that XP had two versions. Home and Pro. Home would have its own mascot to represent the OS
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She is beautiful :blue_heart:
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The fact that these were official products is mind boggling
To my knowledge, these ones were merely fanservice on 2chan. Official anima mascots for Windows didn't roll up until Windows 7. However there was a character, Win Chan, who was featured in a tech magazine prior to the 2chan sub culture and had her own offical merch. I'll get to talking about them all sooner or later.