Kiko just sent me this link - If you are very busy and don't want to click it, essentially what has happened is that Apple is officially sanctioning dual-booting to Windows on their new Macs. There have been many attempts, and even a few successes, but the official seal is something I did not expect. The only missing piece is really driver support, hopefully the royal signet can bring that to fruition.
I'll fish around for an XP disc today and give it a whirl.
(CW)TB