Chances are you might be at least considering upgrading your small business PCs to Windows Vista. It sure looks slick and it's been around long enough for at least some of the kinks to get worked out.

But you might want to think twice about making the upgrade -- according to News.com, Microsoft is now allowing its hardware partners (including Fujitsu, Lenovo, HP and Dell -- to offer a "downgrade" option on new PC purchases that will let customers choose Windows XP rather than Vista.

The move is aimed specifically at helping out small businesses, which don't have the time or IT staff to deal with a new operating system, News.com reported:

"That's going to help out small- and medium-size businesses," Fujitsu marketing manager Brandon Farris told News.com.

The Vista/XP choice may end soon though. Microsoft requires that PC makers stop offer XP as of January 31, though some PC makers are hoping to extend the XP "window": "We're all lobbying for it," Fujitsu's Farris said.

What do you think? Has your small business made the move to Windows Vista? Or are you holding off?