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I still use Win XP in a limited way ...
I keep an old XP partition for games (which need 3D acceleration, and actually run faster in the ol' XP mode) and for a couple of legacy reference programs that won't run well in a virtual machine and that I don't need need to use with "data" (so not impacted by the fact that they're in a separate partiton, dual-booted). It's not internet connected - I don't trust Win XP on the 'net.
I use Linux as my main OS and also have a Win XP virtual machine (again, not internet connected) for some more legacy programs that don't need 3D and are happy with the VM environment. These get access to my data through a shared folder. It allows me to work with data using either Windows-native or Linux-native applications: the best of both worlds. Although 99% of my "work" is done in Linux, every now and again, I get a legacy document that needs an old Windows-only program.
I had these Win XP licenses and applications anyway, so this was a cost-effective way to get everything I wanted.
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