The new Intel Macs are great for those of us who need to live with a few Windows programs because you can run Windows using either BootCamp (Apple's free dual-boot program) or Parallels (a paid virtual machine for running Windows under MacOS X). A little-noticed announcement at MacWorld SanFrancisco was the move of CodeWeaver's CrossOver for Mac from Beta to FULL RELEASE.
Crossover is a fully independent implementation of the Windows API without Windows. What that means is, you can run Windows programs without paying Bill Gates one red cent. I have been using the Betas for several weeks now and it runs the basic Microsoft programs - Internet Explorer, Excel, Word, and Access - beautifully. I have not tried any games as of now, but they claim it runs World of Warcraft and other games beautifully.
This solution is not right if you need to run everythig that Windows can run. But if you just need a few programs for work, this is a much cheaper than Paralells or Windows XP alone, and keeps you from needing to ever see a Blue Screen of Death.
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