And I have never seen anyone suggest acquisition is better than timed exclusivity without being an XBox fan, but then I've only heard that from one person - you!
And really, this is where your perception fails. There are plenty of people capable of owning a box without being emotionally attached to the company that produces it. Sure, there are some people who'll side irrationally over the moves one company makes and oppose the similar moves from the other platform, but many gamers don't give a f***. We see this clearly in the PS360 era where XB360 was able to go toe-to-toe with PS3; many PS2 gamers jumped ship. And then jumped ship back again to PS for PS4, because ultimately there isn't a huge brand loyalty on account of a name. Brand loyalty is earned and lost, won over with good moves and value and marketing, and lost with exploitation and epic cock-ups. Every consumer bar a small minority are ready to flip brands when its best to do so.
But if you hear everything through a belief that every opinion is hideously skewed, you'll be oblivious to the rationale being offered. I have explained to you where the complaints are coming from. I have tried to clarify the differences between what you consider similar moves between Sony and MS and how other people see them. I have pointed out that your belief people treat MS differently is evidentially wrong by citing numerous first and second party exclusives which were well received by the gaming populace. It is what it is, If you can't/won't hear it, c'est la vie.
That doesn't make the criticisms of the affected any less valid though.
