cmendla - 1:11 pm on Apr 8, 2009 (gmt 0)

I'm planning on buying a Netbook in the next couple of weeks. Most of them run XP (some run linux).

I don't think this will be a huge problem because a netbook purchased now will have reached the end of it's useful life by 2014.

OTOH, I definitely agree with the previous poster about vista "not being ready for prime time". It still has far too many quirks and converting to vista will be expensive for many companies at a time when they can least afford it.