Quote - 2) How well does VMWare Fusion work? (I still have some Windows only programs)

I'm using it since their beta version and it works perfectly. Windows XP in a window, Windows XP 64 in a window, Solaris in a Window, Ubuntu in a window...perfectly. Note that you will not get to use hardware 3d acceleration for applications running inside VMWare. If you plan to use Windows software that relies heavily on the graphics card, I recommend using Boot Camp.