Apple Windows Software page?

I know it's heretical to ask this, but now that I'm running Parallels and setting up installations for Windows Switchers and such, is there a page on Apple's site dedicated to all of the Windows software they write?
I've found individual pages for Quicktime, Bonjour, etc..., but no dedicated URL. I've searched for about a half an hour and cannot find it.
Much obliged,
Mick

there are no links on the following page, but it does
provide some consolidated information:
Apple Software versions and Microsoft Windows
compatibility
Wow! BRAVO! That's at least half of the equation. Thanks. It's strange that none of the programs are active links, but it's the first list I've seen. I honestly thought that people were joking about AppleWorks, but there it is. What the heck was Apple thinking about that?... I don't get it...
Meanwhile, I answered the other half of my question just last night. VersionTracker's BootCamp page offers some excellent information about where to start with Windows programs. It's a brand new world for me, so this is a helpful layout and organization for me to work with:
http://www.versiontracker.com/bootcamp/
Not that I'd expect something quite so rich from Apple, but it's exactly what I need since installing Parallels, the most amazing program I've seen this millennium.
Thanks again to all who tried to help. These Boards can usually fill in glaring holes in my knowledge and experience.
much obliged,
Mick

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