W7 50% off worth it with GBPVR?

[gkreis]

I was mildly tempted by the 50% off deal from MS (they sound desperate, don't they ;-). I am guessing, though, that there will be 'issues' (digital rights, filters, drivers, etc.) so I am leaning on staying with XP Home for GBPVR.

Can anyone think of why W7 would be a much superior platform for GBPVR, perhaps in the future? Will there be things coming that only can work in W7?

[pcostanza]

I'm not an MS fanboy but as I've tested Vista and W7 for MS the last few years (specifically the Media Center area) I think W7 is a much better OS than even XP and I love XP. That said, I've seen systems where video on XP actually looks better than on Vista/W7.
I've got 2 systems running W7 pretty much all the time. 1 with GBPVR and the other with GBPVR and Media Center and though I've had my problems, most have been fixed. Some of these have been problems in XP and Vista.
I think the prices offered are what the full version should cost....not the upgrades but they didn't ask my my opinion. I went ahead and got 1 Premium and 1 Pro. If I don't use it, there's always eBay.