Exactly. I expect to buy a new computer next year (hard drive limitations, larger monitor) and I'm sure it will be more powerful than my current one that works fine with Windows XP.
My question, asked elsewhere, will XP still be sold or will I be forced to take Vista and spend hours and hours learning a new operating system? The answer I got was to buy a copy of XP on Ebay. Does that mean I won't have a choice if I buy a new computer from a company like Dell or HP; I will be forced to buy one with Vista?
In the past you have been compelled to by the latest OS. You could install XP in a partition and then delete Vista but you still gotta pay for it.
Dell has just this week started selling PCs without Windows preinstalled. Go to their site and search for the "n-series".