Why Zune owners get so upset when you call their Zunes Ipods.

Dim Mak · 08-27-2009, 12:17 PM

Here in the last week or so I have had two or three people abruptly correct me for calling thier Zune an Ipod. It seems like if someone called an Ipod a Zune no one would get upset. Why is this MB?

LoathsomePete · 08-27-2009, 12:25 PM

I'm sure if you were to go out on the streets and see people fiddling around with their iPods and you asked them how they're enjoying their Zunes they'd correct you as well. I'm sure there are some Zune owners who own a Zune for the fact that it's NOT an iPod and thus feel... compelled to share the fact that they don't own one. There's also the whole mind set that the iPod is the only mp3 player out there and that can annoy some people.

Dim Mak · 08-27-2009, 12:37 PM

You must own a Zune.........

LoathsomePete · 08-27-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dim Mak

You must own a Zune.........

I do and I love it, I don't mind iPods, I just hate iTunes and considering I could never get an iPod to work with Winamp without turning the iPod into a portable hard drive with no ability to play music the Zune was the obvious choice. Now if you created this tread just to bash on Zunes and Zune owners then I'm going to have to close it.

Dim Mak · 08-27-2009, 12:51 PM

Whoa! hey hey hey.... That was just a lucky guess. 50/50 right? Im not trying to bash anyone, however you did just get upset like Zune owners tend to do. This is exactly why I started this thread.

BTown · 08-27-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dim Mak

Whoa! hey hey hey.... That was just a lucky guess. 50/50 right? Im not trying to bash anyone, however you did just get upset like Zune owners tend to do. This is exactly why I started this thread.

I don't see anything in his post that signals he was upset, he just answered your question.
But I have noticed that Zune users are more passionate about there Zunes. A lot of people choose Zune because they hate Itunes and maybe want to shwo you there hatred towards it. Like maybe if I was listening to a band and someoen came up to me and was like "Is that Creed you're listening to?" I'd respond with something like "Hell no, they suck."

Barnard17 · 08-27-2009, 01:22 PM

When people make the choice to buy a Zune often they're doing it to make the point of not buying an iPod. Now do you see why they're tetchy when you mention their iPod? I'd hazard a larger percent of iPod users response to asking about their Zune would be more along the lines of "Zune? Whu'?" hence they're less likely to get upset. Ignorance is bliss.

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Now if you created this tread just to bash on Zunes and Zune owners then I'm going to have to close it.

The power! The power!!

LoathsomePete · 08-27-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Barnard17

When people make the choice to buy a Zune often they're doing it to make the point of not buying an iPod. Now do you see why they're tetchy when you mention their iPod? I'd hazard a larger percent of iPod users response to asking about their Zune would be more along the lines of "Zune? Whu'?" hence they're less likely to get upset. Ignorance is bliss.

The power! The power!!

I think I'll leave the power trip till my second week.

Dim Mak · 08-27-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

I don't see anything in his post that signals he was upset, he just answered your question.
But I have noticed that Zune users are more passionate about there Zunes. A lot of people choose Zune because they hate Itunes and maybe want to shwo you there hatred towards it. Like maybe if I was listening to a band and someoen came up to me and was like "Is that Creed you're listening to?" I'd respond with something like "Hell no, they suck."

The following sounds like a threat to me.

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Now if you created this tread just to bash on Zunes and Zune owners then I'm going to have to close it.

When I have said nothing demeaning about Zunes to anyone. I just thought it was KIND of funny that Loathsome SEEMED so defensive.

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Dim... I don't own a Zune or an iPOD. I have a Sony, which I don't even use.
But strictly speaking from a neutral perspective, I think people just get annoyed because iPOD's brand name has become a common noun.
It's the same thing with Google...
When someone suggests you search for something on the internet, they say "Google it"... Meanwhile, there are plenty of other search engines out there and a lot of people use them. But the success of Google, and iPOD respectively, has made these brands/company names synonymous with common terms.

I can't say whether it's jealousy that fuels anger about this, but I'm sure there's a certain amount of brand-loyalty purism behind the pride one holds for his/her investments.
It's not a bad thing, really. I guess Zune purchasers are just proud of their MP3 player and don't want it to be confused with something they don't actually like.

Freebase very nice inputs as usual. I too wanted to remain neutral throughout this, but somehow I became the bad guy along the way.

LoathsomePete · 08-27-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dim Mak

The following sounds like a threat to me.

When I have said nothing demeaning about Zunes to anyone. I just thought it was KIND of funny that Loathsome SEEMED so defensive.

Freebase very nice inputs as usual. I too wanted to remain neutral throughout this, but somehow I became the bad guy along the way.

Stop trying to play the victim, you made an assumption off of two or three people's reactions

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Here in the last week or so I have had two or three people abruptly correct me for calling thier Zune an Ipod. It seems like if someone called an Ipod a Zune no one would get upset.

Even the topic title "Why Zune Owners get so upset yaddi yaddi yada" implies all Zune Owners and not just some.

Now perhaps I may have been a little quick to bring up the idea of locking this thread and this is my first official day as a moderator so there will be some bumps like this along the way until I get fully accustomed to the job itself.

The threat of a lockdown was not just based at you Dim Mak, but anyone who wants to start a bitch fest over who's mp3 player is better. I did not mean to make you feel like that comment was directly related to you (perhaps I should have worded it better) and I apologize if I offended you. This thread has potential to turn into a decent debate over the pros and cons of certain mp3 players.

08-27-2009, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I'm sure if you were to go out on the streets and see people fiddling around with their iPods and you asked them how they're enjoying their Zunes they'd correct you as well. I'm sure there are some Zune owners who own a Zune for the fact that it's NOT an iPod and thus feel... compelled to share the fact that they don't own one. There's also the whole mind set that the iPod is the only mp3 player out there and that can annoy some people. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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08-27-2009, 12:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dim Mak Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tokyo Posts: 20	Whoa! hey hey hey.... That was just a lucky guess. 50/50 right? Im not trying to bash anyone, however you did just get upset like Zune owners tend to do. This is exactly why I started this thread.