Re:No Dual-Boot! VMWare! (Score 1)

VMware tax? You must not have gotten the memo. VMware has two totally free products: VMware Server (the next-generation version of GSX Server, now in beta) and VMware Player (which has been released for a while now). Those two products should have all the features the average user needs to create and run VMs.

Disclaimer: Yes, I do work for VMware.