Imagine if they changed the logo and he still had it on him, that would suck. Anyways this guy is pissed off about very little from Zune. I bet when the next gen Zunes come around he'll change his mind and wish he still had those tattoos.

Sam_Zebian

Isn't the point of a "portal music device" its portability? Is it just me or does this guy strike anyone else as not really taking advantage of the whole "portable" thing? Maybe he though the Zune was a new flavor from Ben & Jerry.

CaptEO2000

He looks really, really scared...

Ya gotta wonder if maybe he's been having nightmares of iPhones openly mocking him in a public forum...and he was naked.

...Whoa. Now I'll have nightmares too...

Chromeo is typing this on his iPhone 3G

@TerryinSt.Paul: Why pick on this guy like that.

His decisions aren't the ones that I'd make. But hell, he choose tattoos that meant something to him, rather than all the sheeple that get tattoos that mean less to them.
Tattoos should have meaning, and if the Zune had meaning for him, then I respect it.

I mock the idea of advertising on skin when nobody is paying you. I hate advertising on my clothes and my equipment- but that's me.

I love the threads on this guy. They are funny when they aren't deep baseless personal attacks. I also think this guy has balls.

DeadWriter

Well, it's nice that he's had a stroke of good sense. Really, when he got the first tattoo, he bacame a kind of celebrity ... not just here, but in other places, too. Granted, it's not the kind of celebrity he may have wanted, but it was a kind of fame that he wasn't going to get otherwise. How he didn't expect "harsh comments", I'm not sure. It'd be my suggestion to him to spend the money on getting them removed, rather than a coverup.

ninjagin

OK maybe i dont remember cleary but didnt he change his name to Microsoft Zune also? Sir, there is always help somewhere... just not here.

DarkHavoc99

@Bender: It's easier to link your identity with one that's already pre-packaged that actually form it yourself.

Also, your post got me thinking- can you be a fanboyFanboy? "Zune Fanboy RULEZ! STOP MAKING FUN OF HIM, FAGZ!"

m4ximusprim3

This guy makes me sick...but you know what would be cool EDITORS?
PHOTOSHOP CONTEST!!!!! Cover his tattoos the best way! annnnnnnnd go!!!!!

Carmen-I'M NOT ASIAN!

Hey, I think the other music players should compete in an auction (multiple winner) to pay this guy to NOT tattoo their logos on him, anywhere. Then he can get an iphone, YAR!

loslosbaby

Actually, this is good news!
"Thanks for all the harsh comments and you will see very little of me anymore."

To carry on @Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!: musical note:
"Rid of a fool like you
(chorus)
Get the fuck down the road."

ANoel

I think the term "largest Zune fan" is appropriate after seeing a picture of this guy

Puck

Jobsey would never want this dude supporting his company. Look at him he's an "easygiverupper", when it gets tough this guy just bounces for the exit. Us Mac Fanboys are wired a lil bit better than that.

pdditty

Fanboyism, regardless of product, has got to be the one of the stupidist trends to come along in ages.

When the hell did we go from this:
"I've tried this product, liked it, and will recommend recommend it to others."

to this:
"This product hasn't been released yet, but my favorite comany makes it so it is the best thing ever and anyone who disagrees with me is a fag! In fact I love this product so much I'm going to turn my body into a walking billboard"

I weep for the future.

Bender

...and at least he didn't use that laser-etch that we saw a few weeks ago

mrkymrk

10 bucks says he's running to Apple right now :)

mrkymrk

Poor lil fella. What if he gets an ipod and then his tattoos get covered up with apple logos and then all of a sudden the zune x comes out and goes on a tear as the greatest music player ever.

snakepliskin

@Mr.SithNinja:
It's a paperweight that's roughly the same size/shape as an iPod.

Purple Dave

@snitch29: You've run into a lot of Microsoft fanboys who've given up on them? Seriously?

The only MS fanboys I've EVER met are fans of the Xbox, and the vast majority of them I know are still very much in love with their 360s (RRoD and all). Maybe a VERY small number of PC gamers, but I've seen very few of them jumping ship for the other platforms as well.

typoink

gizmodo photoshop contest anyone?

Ariel_Wollinger

This dude has had his 15 minutes of fame, or at least his 5 minutes of humiliating mockery... It's time to move on. Thanks for the laughs.

tamoko

Next up will be, Zune guy spotted getting a iphone,lol. Dude i have run in to so many Msft fanboys that have given up on Msft that is not even funny. Am not saying Apple or Linux are the best of choices but it doesn't hurt to try them out

snitch29

^^ha!

s017jrs

@MFlick: Actually s017jrs beat you both.

BB7

@shalegac:

thats right: hearing hear loss... ;- {

shalegac

I wish my Zune hadn't blown up in my ear and caused hearing hear loss.

I was dumb for even trying it.

shalegac

I actually kinda feel bad for him.

Wait, wait a minute, uh, ah, nope, no, no I don't.

BB7

@hu_hu_cool: Damn it, you beat me to the punch!

MFlick

wow. can we get a fund together to pay him to cover it up with an apple logo?

MFlick

*oops typo, i meant to say "i still have my 1st gen zune, and love it...

god damn dyslexia, haha

theorieofself

i still love my 1st gen zune, and love it, but this zune tattoo guy is an effing moron. i remember when he announced that he was going to get a zune tattoo on a few different zune forums, and everyone on the sites laughed at him. what a retard.

theorieofself

@The Lab: Is that Jar Jar Binks on the wall next to his right eye?

Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy

Maybe he'll get an apple logo?

hu_hu_cool

Tattoo removal????

I'll get the cheese grater!!

B1663R

Out of curiosity and sheer boredom, but wasn't it the Zune that first introduced, however poorly, the wireless sharing of music from player to player?

Of course, finding someone with a Zune to share with is like asking someone to infrared their contact info to you via Palm Pilot; but, perhaps for lack of broader awareness, it does seem they had that going for them...

Anyway, I've been noticing that my puppy has a propensity toward doggy agility. I think I'll focus on that now.

Gilbert

Actually, the dude got 3 Zune tattoos. The Zune logo on one arm, "Welcome to the social" on his shoulder, and a tattoo of an man with a bunny, which came from the Zune's pre-launch teaser site.

Also last I heard he was working on changing his name, legally, to Microsoft Zune. I guess that is out the window too.

Liking the Zune is fine, but this dude is insane. I really hope that after he gets his tattoo covered they make a major Zune announcement.

ekeown

Wait... did you say eddie murphay came out with something funny? I think ive seen that one before, where he is every character in the movie and it was called Austin Professor or the Nutty Powers or something.

Dont worry fat guy in a jersy, you will be easily be replaced by the next tard that does something stupid in the public eye!

venomous_duck41

The time had finally come to kill the vein.
And I'm dropping down the dirt on your grave
It might hurt so bad, but I can't feel sad
Rid of a fool like you
The wrath has just begun
The time has finally come
And it hurts so bad, and it drives me mad
Life with a blinded view (of Zune)

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

OH!! This should have been a photoshop contest.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

He could turn them into lovely tattoos of scaffolding....

Anyone else?

PlayerX

What's next for Zune guy, festering pustule tattoos?

Half off all shafts!

maybe he'll cover it with a big apple logo, then whine in a year when apple doesn't pay him either

s017jrs

Whoa, why does he live in an exact replica of my 7th grade bedroom?

The Lab

Sad, sad, sad.

I mean, the funniest bit is that MS has said there's unannounced features to the 360 fall update still AND the next major Zune update is only a few months off now. So he's pretty much protesting the lack of an early announcement regarding integration, not actual confirmation of a lack thereof.

Whatever, though. This guy's practically the embodiment of every bad Internet stereotypes. Five bucks says he gets the Zune logo covered up with a tattoo of two Sexy Fox Boys making out.

typoink

he's just bitter that the advertising dollars didn't come rolling in from MS...

s017jrs

@Mr.SithNinja:

It's an Italian fashion house, I think.

Serolf Divad

"Thanks for all the harsh comments and you will see very little of me anymore."
Let's hope so! LOSER

TerryinSt.Paul

What's a Zune?

Mr.SithNinja

The Zune guy is a retard for getting Zune tattoos in the first place. And then he proves his stupidity by announcing he is getting them removed. BUT he has a point. The Zune Market place should have been integrated with live market place and the ability of purchasing and downloading to multiple devices via the 360 or Zune marketplace should be a standard feature.

DigitalReaper

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: Its called a tramp stamp, and its true to its name about 98% of the time.

atuck

@The Lab: HAH!

Stearns

Anyone else reminded of Nixon's Checkers speech?

rubicon_65

@DeadWriter: Wait, tattoos should have meaning? So little meaning that as soon as something small happens he decides he hates them and wants them gone? All my tattoos have meaning behind them...But that is what happens when you're an idiot and get a logo as a tattoo. You never know what direction that company will head into and it might be a choice that makes you end up hating them. This guy deserves to be picked on, he's obnoxious he obviously makes very poor choices and he's mean-he had to make the tattoo artist touch his nasty body...UGH.

Carmen-I'M NOT ASIAN!

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog:
Those lower back tats are called tramp stamps

s017jrs

He is sitting in a tattoo parlor.

I feel kinda bad for the guy.

i4ni

@DeadWriter: I hate all those tattoos girls get on the lower back, not sure the name of them, but it's annoying. First time i noticed thought some gal had a hairy butt/back. Oh, and the kind around the belly button looks like an extra furry happy trail. Can't people be a little more individual? I think i'd tattoo money all over my back, means a lot to me.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

@CaptEO2000: Maybe he though the Zune was a new flavor from Ben & Jerry

theshortguy

Suicide note? Cry for help?

Namssorg

Sexy Foxboys making out? What the hell? Damn furries.

MastaFalse

@pdditty: "...Us Mac Fanboys are wired a lil bit blinder than that."

There I fixed that for ya! ;)

bpapa9013

theres nothing wrong w/the two he has on that side of his body. as for the wacky rabbit.. well.. that was just ghey to begin w/

sluzzuls

@The Lab: Tattoo parlors tend to look like that :P

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

Hint to him:
Google "TATTOO REMOVAL"

Most that have them want to get rid of them at some point in their life.

itguy08

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: My favorite terms for the lower back tattoos (which aren't exclusive to women any more) are tramp stamp and slip and slide.

Another favorite is the Arschgeweih which loosely translated from German means "arse antlers".

I think the worst is Bitch Tat, mostly from the connection to Riding Bitch and the general idea that women are bitches and property, but not in that order.

Back on topic- I think that this guy is crazy for getting ride of a tattoo so quickly. Does this mean if he had changed his name that he'd change it back?

This is yet another reminder that I respect people that take time to decide what tattoos they want to live with. And yes Carmen - I respect you. I just don't think most people deserve to be picked on. If I am going to pick on somebody they really have to deserve it. That's why I stick to pokeing fun at myself.

DeadWriter

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: it's called either a "tramp stamp" or a "slag tag".

frndlybnny

@DeadWriter: Mine is on my lower back but on the right side above my butt...It's hello kitty :D!
Does that make me a tramp?

Carmen-I'M NOT ASIAN!

@archetype94306:
I agree, well said. Seems like a nice enough guy and I have seen this before to the extreme with Raiders fans. Shave their heads to put tattoos over their ears, dare you to make fun of them.

Istoleinsteinsocks

John Mayer here.

As one who has recently demonstrated my lack of loyalty and ability to be swayed by the almighty dollar, I have to side with this poor, portly, pile of pot-shot targets.

Sometimes things like loyalty and dedication to a cause can be tricky things. Let's not judge him too harshly.

Thanks, John Mayer.

ps61318

I'm gonna miss him. I could count on him to make me feel better about my own life.

loutang82

@archetype94306: ROFLMAO...Thank you for clarifying the type of pretzel. That was priceless.

I like the treatment they gave back tatoos on Saturday Night Live. What happens to those tramp stamps fifty years from now? Worth searching for the clip.

ps61318

He seems like a well-meaning fellow. Interesting how the internet's anonymity allows people to say things they never would in person. I imagine if some of you scrawny little punks said some of your juvenile comments directly to his face, he could snap you like a pretzel. Not a soft pretzel, but you know one of those hard golden pretzels.

archetype94306

@DeadWriter:
"His decisions aren't the ones that I'd make. But hell, he choose tattoos that meant something to him, rather than all the sheeple that get tattoos that mean less to them.
Tattoos should have meaning, and if the Zune had meaning for him, then I respect it."
Yeah it must have had alot of meaning to him. How long did it last, 1 year? This guy jumped on the "cool bandwagon" and fell off and hit his head. Half of the people I know have tats and NONE of them regret them.

TerryinSt.Paul

Forget all you meanies! I'm throwing my allegiances in with this guy.
That's right, as of today, in his honor, I too am going to give up on the Zune!

92BuickLeSabre

no reason why he shouldn't get the red ring of death tat.

maybe a nice Vista tat

blue screen of death tat

Big ol' X tat

BiZarRroBALlmeR

Guy kinda sounds like the Final Fantasy fanboys did when FFXIII lost its exclusivity. I grew up with the Zune! Now it betrayed me! D;!

@Carmen-I'M NOT ASIAN!:
Yeah, pretty much.

Griffehpoo

@mattius: I thought you were going to say like Paris Hilton...Or Lindsay Lohan....or Roseanne Barr.

Carmen-I'M NOT ASIAN!

This guys been a Mac fan for a long time... A Big Mac fan!

atomx

ah the joys of trying to be a media-whore.
Here's a tip next time fatty - study Rose McGowan for a true taste of what a media-whore can accomplish with such little time/talent.

-fatty.fail

mattius

A tattoo of Bill Gates ought to do the trick...

CutePuppyz

Yeah... You know I'm sure some people still had respect for you... But it's all gone out the window now... I mean common Waaawaa Microsoft didn't add the features I WANT which would probably not affect even 10% of the install base so I don't like them anymore... Pathetic.

DJTripleRRR

DON'T COVER IT UP! seriously, KEEP GOING! why not get your whole body tattooed with lots of logos?

when you are an artist, you have critics, especially in the tech world. choose to reflect on it or not, but keep moving forward. remember, as an artist, you are tapping into something greater.

chanmoss

"Thanks for all the harsh comments and you will see very little of me anymore."

That might be tough considering his size.

freakshow1

Boy, 99.5% of the folks on Gizmodo hate the Zune. Never would have figured that from the site with the everlasting page one iphone 3G review. Sorry but I love my Zune80, I loved my 1st gen Zune and would still be using it if I hadn't lost it. It's a great piece of hardware. Although, I don't know if the Zune can recover after losing the endorsement from Fatty McFattenstash.

RobotVampire

@RobotVampire:

i agree

AndersonBMX

...you know what's going to happen - he'll get them covered up with something even more sad - THEN, and only then... microsoft will offer xbox support. hah! that'll be the day. it'd be hilarious. and ironically pathetic.

devianaut

I almost bought one too, nothing against them, it plays music, why not? I have an iPod, but what the hell, "Love for gadgets" if anything I'd get one to use in a situation where I didn't want to risk damaging my iPod touch or care extremely too much if I got mugged for it or lost it to mother nature, like Compton, East LA, Chicago, Watts or the beach for instance, ;-)

Trip

Triplet66

@chanmoss:

I agree, get a ton of different ones, great idea, he's taken the first leap.. why not go for it!!

Trip

Triplet66

To each his own, yes the tattoo was a bit dumb to do in the first place, but not as dumb as Eddie "Has-been-Norbit-not-funny anymore-except-as-Donkey-in-Shreck" Murphy. He sucks now, has for years, he used to be great in the 80's but never changed his routine at all, with the exception of Shreck (which his voice and humor rules I think), but as an actor (not a voiceover) he hasn't done ANYTHING funny in years and when he does a moves it's all about him and how many "all-Eddie" characters he can do and there's been like 3 of thos movies, nutty professor 1 (and 2?), Norbit etc., Eddie, try something different, maybe a serious role. Dreamgirls was okay at best but c'mon dude, SH#T or get off the pot!!!

Trip

Triplet66

hahahahhaa xbox does break things. even human trust and loyalty. i think xbox is cursed. poor zune..

Amiash

@The Lab: Hahahahahahahaha....I was just thinking the very same exact thing. So funny.

PlaneParts

@Adam Frucci: I'd be insulted if I was that guy and I read this. He liked the Zune and now he doesn't because of a legitimate reason. Maybe try to offer a little more respect to people in the future... even if it does involve Zune tattoos.

Intro24

"To not include Zune Marketplace or the ability to load videos from Xbox Live to your Zune made me finally give up."

And these are so necessary because...?

If only Xbox Live would butter his rolls at dinner time, or perhaps release periodic whiffs of pleasant aromas to keep his home smelling fresh!

I mean...we are talking about the same Zune and Xbox, aren't we? The Zune that's built to play music and the Xbox that is built to play video games (and many other things to boot).

justhesh

People are such assholes. So this guy wanted a little attention. Who isn't starved for attention? Would any of us be posting our lame comments if we weren't starved for attention?

Fuck all those people that critisized this poor dewd.

Unknown2U

@Griffehpoo: Hey shut your face.

Carmen turns 19 in 5 days!!!

@Gilbert:

SoniqCast's Aireo 2 in 2004 had wifi and allowed downloading.
The Music Gremlin in 2006 offered wifi sharing without the 3 play/3 day limit that MSFT has.
So no, they were not first. Is Microsoft ever really 1st at anything?

ebernet

I love my zune, and i am glad to see mr McFat taking back his endorsement.

pradster

He comes in peace :D

DaSmith

A what? A 'zune'? Isn't that like this clear alcoholic beverage that was in vogue like 10 years ago? No wait, that was zima. What the hell is a zune?

gloveofpower

@mrkymrk: No. He isn't running anywhere. Walking to Apple, sure...

sansovino

Why does this picute of him look like a deer in headlights, maybe its because he never saw the failure of Microsoft to fully utilizes its products coming at him!

Or maybe he just has that look of a man who realizes, finally, that getting a tatoo of a music player is not going to get you any woman, contrary to what the voices in his head told him.

Storm490

so we'll be seeing very little of him now? how? is he removing his tattoos and about 426 lbs of lard?

Anomynoose

There's no difference between this guy and all of those apple-clones with their little white apple logo decal on the back of their cars. They're all morons.

Cupajo