If Microsoft really had any sympathy for their customers they would not have a CEO worth $88 Billion haha. I mean XP is great, too great the if it is continued then Microsoft will not make any money from their operating systems devision because XP has been perfected to a 'T'.
Vista Is buggy which will gaurentee a few years work and it is not as easy to crack which means more money and licences.
Also Vista takes control of your life, as soon as you register vista when you turn your new computer on your MAC address and primal computer info is sent to a Microsoft database and saved.
For anyone that does not know your MAC address is your computers fingerprint and whilst I'm sure you don't mind it knowing exactely who you are, a private organisation should never hold this info becuase they have complete access to all you activity on the net that involves software.

Microsoft has been anonymosly collecting info on Xbox Live accounts since it's release and last year millions of people world-wide where indefinately banned from using it as they did not comply the the terms and conditions of use - IT IS SOMTHING I HAVE PURCHASED SO YOU CAN DO WITH IT WHAT YOU LIKE!!!!!

This kind of attitide is why I don't like Microsoft and don't worry, if XP goes off-line it'll still be readily available to download for years.

Besides you can always get a real computer and buy an Apple Mac lol