Well my 'guru' says that it is the business. But somehow I just cannot bring myself to invest in it yet. Spanners is probably right as usual.
I can get it from the US as a "gift" for £20 less than here. And trolling round the net tonight it seems that Amazon are selling the XP Home upgrade for £84.99 - but still only a fiver saved.
I think I might wait for the comments to arrive here.
So all you brave ones who have purchased XP in all it's forms - your opinions will be welcome.