It's not as simple as Apple make it out to be?

I'm considering the switch back to Apple after a few years in the PC wilderness, but I do need to retain an element of compatability with Windows.
So, Boot Camp seemed ideal. However, there are so many problems posted here that I'm getting kinda worried about my proposed purchase.
The only time I've seen XP running on a Mac was in my local Apple store. It booted, but the sales assistant couldn't get the mouse or keyboard to respond. It wasn't a good sales advert.
Am I being too cautious?
Si.

.... and Windows newsgroups and support forums are any different?? The forums are devoted to problems. Ever take a look at the OS X Leopard forum?
It depends (obviously) on what computer, what programs, etc. wireless, BT, graphics. And don't base it on what you saw in a store. Macs use EFI (UEFI64 on Mac Pro) and XP 32-bit doesn't know enough about EFI, therefore the need to help convince XP and trick it into installing. EFI is support, on 64-bit hardware in Vista SP1 using 64-bit version.
You may be fine running XP in a VM like Parallels to retain a certain element of compatibility with Windows, rather than running native.
Vista 64 doesn't work well on MacBook, but 32-bit does, while on Mac Pro you are better off with Vista Ultimate x64 which I use Vista 90% of the time. My sister uses Vista on new laptop after using XP for years, and Mac laptops before that.
Vista install on Mac Pro:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=441765
Comparing OSs:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI d=9075000
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mobile/display/apple-macbook-air_7.html
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2280808,00.asp

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