Yes, you read that right, Microsoft is planning on extending its support for XP to 2014. Sales for Vista are extremely low, so supporting XP is something Microsoft is more so forced to do. They are also promoting a loophole for a downgrade program for business licensing. On that, Vista got a horrid rep when it first came out, but truth be, it is a more stable and secure environment, but a lot of that has to do with the hardware being used. So basically, if you want to run Vista, you have to get all new hardware, and make sure your software as well all line up correctly, which, of coarse is a huge hassle. Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014 -- Microsoft -- InformationWeek
