Mac is a good system, but has it's problems also...many software programs won't work with it---for instance my embroidery software! I'm so accustomed to XP, that I will give up computers if I have to go to "8"...after all I've heard and read about it (plus, don't think my software works on that either!)
However, that said, Microsoft has announced they will no longer support XP after April, 2014. I spoke with my computer tech about taking my XP computers off line and using them only for embroidery. Asked, "Won't that work?" He replied, "Hmm. Interesting". Well, wouldn't that work? No need for updates or concern about viruses? Maybe I will also stop buying designs also, to insure it all works. Really, it is so frustrating that they keep changing programs on us just to make another buck. I'm one of those that believes they could have done the necessary improvements to XP, and just sold the updates we need or want. Oh my, my dander is up!!!