At the end of the day, consumers are free to vent, and if they are really miffed, they will just vote with their dollars and not support the Xbox One. It'll be interesting how much this actually affects Xbox sales in the US as that is pretty much the only place MS outsells Sony.
People point to Apple and how successful they are with DRM and tightly controlled software, and I agree, they have been hugely successful in the past. But that is partially because they were so ahead of everyone else in the game. It is only now that Android is surpassing iOS in popularity, and I would argue part of the reason is because of less controls and restrictions.
The Xbox One and the PS4 are pretty comparable IMO, and what one can do, the other can pretty much do as well. Sure Kinect is a bit more advanced, but that's about it. If given the choice between tightly controlled vs. more freedoms, and the products are similar, my bet is always on the console with more freedoms.
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