They almost have to, newer hardware refreshes are going to require it. XP isn't going to be playing nice with newer systems anymore, and if you are running XP on new hardware, you're practically throwing money out the door.
New hardware will require a new OS. Plain and simple, so my prediction is early 2011.
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