All he wanted was the ability to transfer videos from the soon-to-be-updated Xbox 360 to his Zune—or at least access the Zune Marketplace from the his console. But Microsoft left him hanging, so buh-bye Zune tattoo.

Engadget reports that a sorely disappointed mszunefan, a.k.a. Steve Smith of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, is promising to replace the Zune logo that he famously had tattooed onto his beefy arm.

Here's his post from the official Zune forum:

I am done. I have had the Zune since day 1 and have noticed little improvement.  I have tried my best to support them every step of the way but the recent Xbox Live announcement at E3 made me lose it. To not include Zune Marketplace or the ability to load videos from Xbox Live to your Zune made me finally give up. I am in the works of figuring the best way to get a new tattoo to cover the logo on my arm. Thanks for all the harsh comments and you will see very little of me anymore.

Ouch. In a follow-up post, Smith says that he "will still buy Zunes" but "might try out some of the competition" before getting the next-gen Zune, when (and if) it arrives.

I've got to say, I'm with Smith when it comes to his disappointment with the slated Xbox 360 fall update vis-à-vis the Zune. Why can't you transferred rented Xbox Live movies to the Zune, given that it has a roomy display and a solid video player? And integrating the Zune Marketplace into the 360 seems like a no-brainer.

So, anyone else had enough? Who's keeping the Zune faiith? And any ideas for Smith's replacement tattoo?

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