CW points out that the ones benefiting most from the whole Vista SNAFU may be the so called "white box" vendors. I know that every time we're recommending laptops, we tell the person to be sure to see if the one they're looking at actually supports WinXP. Builders like SysteMax are the only place you can really find new XP systems...

"Small assemblers say that demand for XP has risen steadily this year, as the initial excitement around Vista's January launch wore off and complaints about Vista's hefty system requirements, unsupported devices and software, and bugs became widely known."