Apple ID and @Me E-Mail Address

I have a new @me e-mail address via the new iOS5 and cloud.  My current primary apple id uses a gmail e-mail address.  It appears that it will not allow me to make my @me e-mail address the primary apple id.  Is this true?  Any way around this?
I really want to eliminate my gmail e-mail and make my @me email my primary.  If this is not possible yet I want to express my desire in allowing this. 
Thanks!

your @me address IS an Apple ID.
However, you can add the G-Mail address to the @me account on appleid.apple.com.
Many people do not realise that the @me 'Email' is an Apple ID.
Log into appleid.apple.com using the @me address and password.
Click 'Add Email Address' add the G-Mail address.
The G-Mail Apple ID allows you to add other addresses such as AOL, Yahoo etc. because they are EMAIL addresses.
The @me address (That is set up as an email address) Is an Apple ID.
Same goes for trying to change the primary @me Apple ID address to the G-Mail address, that is already used as an Apple ID.
Sorry if I sound confusing.
Let me know how this goes

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