I prefer OS X to WinXP, there's no doubt about that. And currently the only way for me to use OS X is to use a mac.

With that said, I CANNOT function without a few critical apps for my business. Primarily, Quickbooks Pro. Yes, there is a native OS X version of Quickbooks Pro 2006 for mac, but it does not do the two critical things I need it to do: payroll and credit card processing. So I MUST use the windows version.

So I am forced to use a VM for that one single app. If Intuit would make the mac version of qbpro the same as the windows version, I could cut the cord completely and be 100% productive with a mac. However, until that day, I need a VM.

I don't really "clamor" - I just prefer Mac OS X and there is no way in the forseeable future that we will get it on commodity hardware (legally, anyways).