I'm interested in trying Parallels, but having invested in VirtualPC and its predecessors over the last 7 years, buying at full price to run Windows on my mac only for web browser (we do web development -- our only need for a Wintel machine), I'd just as soon get to try the 'cool stuff' economically. Boot camp works fine for us, but only for XP/Vista. Parallels advertises the opportunity to run XP, Vista, ME, 98 and other flavors, without the reboot. Very attractive.

Many have complained about non-existant tech support. Knowing that some on VT protest out of habit, or may have poor communication skills that could lead to being 'ignored', we visited their website and wrote directly, asking if there was a competitive upgrade pricing. Didn't get an immediate reply. If one is ADD, that could be frustrating. But within two days, a representative CALLED me back to answer my question (and then some), and EMAILED me back upon my request with full information, including the suggestion that the online website was the most expensive way to go, suggesting that I look at other online vendors for some savings. The rep from the actual company offered suggestions for a cost-savings option around their own shopping cart. That seems like a pretty decent level of customer support to me -- and I will buy Parallels as a result. Sometimes companies drop the ball, but sometimes it's in how they are approached that results in how we are handled.