It has nothing to do with the system that I am displeased when a company not only assumes my loyalty, but can out-right announce it.
It's an arrogance that many companies have demonstrated and it doesn't usually end well.

Both Nintendo and Sony have done this in the past.

Our experiences are very different though.
I have never seen any of my UK based friends use their Xbox 360's for anything other than games.

The machine that is being promised to you is not the same as the one that will arrive here.