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XP is still king the king for hardware compatability and that is why it is not obsolete. Vista offers no tangable improvements over XP. It is often claimed that Vista is more secure, but why? UAC? I'm afraid that doesn't convince me. Vista was a bold leap in code, but a failure in performance and reliability.
In Seven we finally see a dramatic advancement in data transfer speed and stability. XP will still be around though, mainly because of legacy hardware like some expensive serial port devices etc.. that are too good to throw away but not supported by Seven/Vista or "XP Mode".