“Steven Smith, aka, the Zune Tattoo Guy or Mszunefan has abruptly ended his man-love obsession with all things Zune, willfully defecting to the tender Touch of Apple’s iPod after realizing Zune sucks. Smith was no casual Zune zombie, he was the most recognized Zune fanatic in the product’s history along with being a regular Zune Scene forum contributor and a three time tattooed fan boy. In his forum summary he appropriately listed his position as ‘Emperor Zune.’ At one point he investigated changing his legal name to ‘Microsoft Zune’ before waking up to his own unique version of coyote ugly. For Steven Smith, the Zune honeymoon is over,” iPhone Savior reports.
“I spoke to Smith by phone as he waxed on about the failings of Zune, his disappointment in the progress of the product line and his new iPod Touch. ‘The thing that pisses me off is that Microsoft is not advancing the Zune software, it’s obviously the bastard child in Microsoft’s product line,’ said Smith,” iPhone Savior reports.
“Smith gushed over the feel of his new 16GB iPod Touch which he purchased after owning an 80GB iPod Classic for less than 72 hours.’It’s super thin and does some really neat stuff like tilting to go into cover flow,’ Smith said. ‘I also like watching movies on it. I can go anywhere to get iPod accessories, that’s not the case with Zune stuff in Iowa,'” iPhone Savior reports.
Full article here.
Zune Tattoo Guy on why he dumped Zune (Caution: expletives abound):
Direct link to video here.
Whoops, sorry. Zune Tattoo Guy on why he dumped Zune (Caution: expletives abound):
Direct link to video here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers too numerous to mention for the heads up.]
This fat poor bastard’s 15 seconds of fame were 15 seconds too many.
A worse iPod endorser we cannot be bothered to imagine.
Ugh. It’s just too early in the morning to see this. (And it’s the afternoon.)
what a complete and total moron, ‘it does some really neat stuff?’
We can see what they breed in Iowa. GOOD JOB!
Having this guy become a Apple fan is not necessarily a good thing but it sure says alot about Microsoft if one of their MAJOR fans has had enough. No amount of advertising dollars is going to change that
@jg2000 –
Its not breeding per say but rather in-breeding…
Austin Powers FTW!
“I can go anywhere to get iPod accessories, that’s not the case with Zune stuff in Iowa,'”
or Manhattan, or anywhere for that matter.
Back off the Iowa jokes, guys. I’m from there and proud of it, though I do happen to live in Chicago now. No one ever guesses me for being from there so good breeding does happen in the state.
M$’s bastard child, I love this! Best description ever.
He probably should have bought a Wii Fit instead.
You can do a hell of a lot more with an iPod touch than that. It’s an amazing device and now with the App Store no other standalone PMP can match it. He should be blown away, especially coming from a Zune which still doesn’t even have a damn clock.
And stop breaking Iowa’s balls. After becoming the place that launched Barack Obama’s candidacy, Iowa is cool now.
Hey, I know this guy wont get any sympathy from this crowd but… well, just look at the situation:
He’s overweight.
He’s unattractive.
He’s none too bright.
He’s stuck with the logo of an unpopular, unsuccessful product as a permanent tattoo which will be the source of jokes for years to come.
and… he lives in Iowa.
Any one thing could be overlooked but all of them? Pity the poor bastid.
@ Angelus520
I don’t think they were directing ill feelings towards you personally or the state of Iowa, I think they were merely pointing out that this particular in-bred that obviously snacks on lead paint chips while watching Ernest Goes to Camp at the local drive in with his sister as his date….is just from Iowa. that’s all.
Watch for the paper plates and bag of potato chips on the table behind him. Sounds like he may still have some in his mouth, too.
@ R2,
“And stop breaking Iowa’s balls. After becoming the place that launched Barack Obama’s candidacy, Iowa is cool now.”
I think Clark Griswold said it best “nothing to be proud of Russ.”
With that said… I find it sad that the best we have to choose from is McCain and Obama. I am still writing in Ron Paul… can’t bring myself to vote for Mr. more taxes or Mr. more war.
Just my 2¢…. flame on!
The Dude abides.
When is Jeff Foxworthy going to weigh in with this:
“If you have ever tattooed the Zune logo on your body….. you might be a redneck.”
The Dude abides.
He can SMELL when a company is “pulling out of a product”
EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!
re: whoops
MDN you guys are hilarious…
I think I’m going to be sick!
Though the Zune Tattoo guy has a point. I don’t see any ads for the Zune lately. I saw one months ago……..they don’t have a presence in stores……
@artist “or Manhattan, or anywhere for that matter.”
I suspect that you might find almost as much Zune stuff in electronics shops in Redmond Washington, as you do iPod stuff. It’d be less expensive as well (as marked by the clearance signs). If you sweet talk them they might even throw in an XBox 360 HDDVD drive for free.
And I always thot that MDN photoshoped that guy with the Zune tattoo in the picture!
Ha!
this is getting ridiculous. MDN used to be a great place to get rumor updates and for the most part had good journalism. look at what it has become. how is a fat guy using an ipod touch news? that description probably covers about half the people writing for MDN.
Very professional MDN, making fun of someone’s physical appearance.
It’d be one thing to let the readers call attention to his less-than-svelte physique, but for the site that operates under the guise of being a “news” site just seems childish and mean spirited.
I would imagine that not all MDN readers are fitness models either.
@x:
Think about it. This tool got Zune tattoos, evangelized about the Zune, was invited to visit Microsoft, and on and on, Zune Zune Zune. Now, he decides it wasn’t worth it and buys an iPod. That’s a perfect story for this site, and a perfect ending to this whole ZuneGuy drama.
Seriously… you can’t see that?
“Hey, I know this guy wont get any sympathy from this crowd but… well, just look at the situation:”
Add the most sad one to the list:
He’s now an Apple fanboy.
We now all know what you MDN fanboys look like.