Zune Tattoo Guy Abandons His First Love for Touch of Apple's iPod

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.

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. For the record, mister Smith never made that fabled trip to Microsoft's Redmond campus as reported by several websites. The supposed trip was never confirmed according to the Microsofties. Smith was sent a red Zune as a consolation prize instead, making him one of the few officially sponsored Zuners by Microsoft.

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." Smith revealed that "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was the first movie he watched on his Touch. I'm guessing MacHeads will be his next pick.

When I asked Steven about plans for his wildly obsolete Zune tattoos, he indicated that he'll keep "The weird guy with the bunny" if it doesn't eat his brain first. Smith intends to cover over his Zune logo tattoo with a political statement. He's planing a parody tat of Dick Cheney wearing devil horns with the words, "Worse President Ever", which he admitted is humor lost on the folks in Iowa. Smith has no immediate plans for his third Zune tattoo that reads, "Welcome To The Social". How about adding the word "disorder" to the end of that tattoo to accurately describe the Zune scene?

Steven Smith has morphed into a memorable micro-celebrity that should be granted his rightful place enshrined in the halls of Microsoft headquarters right next to a portrait of the extinct Zune media player as evidence that the device once existed in Microsoft's history. It's the least Steve Ballmer can do for all that free publicity delivered on the large hairy back of the Zune Tattoo Guy. Smith's Zune Scene homies should be pouring out Red Bull in honor of their once fanatical emperor, instead of verbally attacking the only person willing to sacrifice his body for bad Zune art.

Many of Smith's detractors have accused him of being a media whore, switching to an iPod only for the attention. That's an accusation Smith takes great offense to, "I did not get my tattoos to be intentionally bashed, nor did I make my recent announcement and jump to iPod to bring back those attackers. I'm doing this because I can see the future and the Zune just isn't part of the future," Smith said. That's an amazing mouthful I'm confident (the perfectly healthy) Steve Jobs himself could not have bested.

'Zune Tattoo Guy' Scoffs At Zune's Epic Fail [link]    Zune Bashing Video [link]

Comments

[Steven Smith]

My last comment about the Redmond Trip was the to me, confirming a date and telling me that they will email me the ticket confirmation number does seem like it was more than just an idea.

[Constable Odo]

I loved the Zune Guy's betrayal. I welcome him to the world of Apple and iPods. He finally saw the light and sipped the Apple Kool-Aid. His life will definitely make a turn around. Haha. I had a good time commenting on Engadget about the article. I had commented yesterday that he should go out and get the most expensive iPod Touch and he darn sure did. Maybe he can become sort of an official Apple spokesperson and turn all those diehard Zune and MS users into Mac Switchers.
Zune Guy = EPIC SWITCH
Zune = EPIC FAIL

[Neil]

The Microtards boned you on that trip bro. They should have stood by their plan and rolled out the red carpet. You rock!

[rascleattop]

So he did go over to Apple .. well I for one don't expect him to be getting anymore fan tattoos. But him being a outrageously eccentric type of fan, hopefully he'll change his entire diet to nothing but Apples in honor of his newly found love for their company (and for his health's sake).

[Partners in Grime]

Check out the App Store. Most of the apps run on iPod touches.

[neverbesocial]

Hahaha, that's freakin awesome. I can't believe this dude is for real. Is there a super iPhone tattoo guy?

[KillAPPLE]

Apple is the tonka toy of the computing world.
Ipod os for sheep.
Zune 3.0 Software rules all, and every feature a fanboy will say is useless, yet they are the ones getting shafted by their God er Steve Jobs, and yet they state we aren't being treated well? Wifi Music Purchasing BEFORE APPLE, Audio book capabilities, games. Nuff Said

[Tattoo Ideas]

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[Matty B]

Wow, it's amazing to watch the spectacle of this man and his obsession with gadgets. He's the poster child for obese Americans: hypnotized by vacuous technology, all the while his body ballooning out of control. The real issue is not whether this or that company manufactures the niftiest toys. The real issue is that Steven Smith and more than half of all Americans are fat-ass nerds.