Robert X. Cringely writes an inspired, yet a bit naive, article about how Apple will want Windows software to run on Macs without a dual boot requirement. This makes a lot of sense and I think almost all platform vendors would want this, but I think we're a ways off from this being a reality. It is a great idea but I don't think there is much progress towards the execution of this in a way that's seamless to end users.
Still, with virtualization being central to most of the thinking in how to improve operating systems there may be a time when we can virtually run many OS'es and not have to be aware of what is going on under the covers. The apps will just work in their "isolated" mode and while they'll behave better the integration we've come to expect will be supported as well. While I may not run Windows software on a Mac when that day comes, that's a day I'm looking forward to.
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