I was waiting for this. Registry hack to make Windows Update think that your XP machine is a POSready 2009 machine (support until 2019).
Registry hack enables continued updates for Windows XP | ZDNet
This more-or-less confirms what I suspected - MS are making updates for XP anyway, for POSready 2009 and for schmucks who pay $200/desk/year.
Conclusion: XP is not dead. Your move, Mixture
