Many of my friends cite the internet browser and free online as the reason they got a PS3 over an Xbox 360, so the point is valid.
My prediction threads:
Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)
PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)
Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right