I have really herd some good things about WinXP, and also some bad things. For instance, WindowsXP has raw sockets, where as the last editioins (Not including Win2K) did not. WindowsXP is now skinable, and non of the last editions of Windows were skinable. Sure alot of people say how much they hate WindowsXP because of how gay it looks, but you can download, or create your own skin for it, giving it that customized appeal that you like.

Also if you havnt tried something out, then dont bitch about how you hate it so much, it just makes you look like a bigger ass.