Same here. I don't want an Xbox because of their original plans for the system, they were so quick to fix them but what about 5 years later when attitudes towards always-on DRM have lessened, will they be implemented then? I just don't trust them, and I owned an original Xbox and 360 too.
Nintendo will be fine. They weathered the Gamecube and that was a much bigger flop (it succeeded a flop too, whereas the Wii U follows the insanely successful Wii), and the partner handheld device (GBA) wasn't as successful as the GB or DS lines.
Usual Apple fan comments are funny with them and could be easily fixed by them going against their fanaticism and buying a handheld device that isn't made by Apple.
My thought exactly, i'm also thinking that MS will bring back the DRM stuff they removed further down the road when people are tied to the system due to allot of investment.
I just hope Nintendo dont drop the hardware part for their consoles, i almost cried when Sega did that after Dreamcast (which i still own and love) and Nintendo is the last gaming company from my childhood so i'm a bit sentimental about it