VM Fusion and windows operating systems on mac

I have VM Fusion on my mac book pro in annticipation of using windows xp or windows 7 on my macbook.  Do I need to need to purchase the operating system for windows and the application, such as MS office?

Virtualization software provides you with virtual hardware only.  You still need to provide your own OS and applications to run on that OS.  Not all OSes cost money (Linux is a good example of a free OS).  Depending upon your OS choice, you may or may not need to pay money to get the applications you wish to run there.
In general Microsoft products are not free, but you can generally get a 90-180 day evaluation copy for "free".  That copy is generally good for a certain amount of time, then it stops working and you need to pay them for a license to keep using it.

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