Who needs whtever new crap 8 brings? More goofy Mac type stuff? Keep Updating XP. My old HP calculators have worked for decades with the same operating system. Quit dicking around with things that work, just to try and up the cash flow.
RE: XP forever. Works flawlessly for me, has for years.
Microsoft has announced she will stop supporting Windows XP by middle of 2014. They want everyone into Windows 7 at least by then.