@HollywoodDog - called "virtual machines". Or ran under "Boot Camp" if one needs the extra processing power.
And it's not a "PC vs Mac" issue when it comes down to comparing a 700MB video download vs a 50GB disc. Video quality on the latter will eclipse the former at every turn. Watching a movie in a little window isn't the same thing, but at least I can plug my Windows laptop with Blu-Ray drive into my HDTV. Can't with the Mac, not without buying extra gear and hooking up extra cables and doing all the things that go against one of their ye olde iMac ads about "simplicity"...
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