You can now run Windows on a Mac simultaneously with the Mac operating system as you would run any other application (and it can even run full screen, so if you use a dual screen setup you can have Mac OS X on one screen and Windows on the other).

This is great news! I’ve gone ahead and bought the application Parallels Desktop even though I don’t yet have one of the new Macs (but hope to get one soon!).

To quote the Apple site (which doesn’t even mention it’s own (beta) product, Boot Camp, which lets you run Windows XP on a Mac – although a restart is required to switch between the two systems):

Which means, of course, that the Mac may very well be the only computer you’ll ever need. In fact, the Mac’s flexibility — its ability to run both Mac and Windows* — has both customers and columnists very excited.

As Computerworld’s Scot Finnie points out, now you can forget about about having “to choose either the Mac for its superior design or Windows for its wealth of available software.� That’s because “you can have both operating systems on the same computer — the best of both worlds.� Mac OS X and Windows XP side by side. One great computer. Two operating systems. Many, many programs to run.Talk about a win-win situation. Now you can take advantage of all the benefits of owning a Mac but still enjoy the convenience of starting up your Mac in Windows XP and running a Windows-only game or productivity application when needed. Third-party software solutions such as Parallels Desktop for Mac help make it possible.

You can also run multiple operating systems, like the screenshot below shows.

So when will you switch? Mike? Barrie?!

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