Hoping to change from PC to Mac - need information?

I am seriously considering changing to Macs after using PCs my entire life. As a designer, my concerns are with all the Adobe products I have acquired and continuously updated. Do I need to purchase new software or can the option of running windows on a Mac? what are the pros and cons of each approach (new software vs. running existing on a Mac) and what is the best route to go?
I'd appreciate any help on how to proceed - Thanks

To switch platforms, you need to perform a crossgrade. You can call Adobe to do this as it is not promoted on their web site or online store. There is a nominal fee to crossgrade to the same version on a different platform.
You can run Windows on Mac through Boot Camp or a virtual machine like Parallels. But buying pricey Mac hardware to run Windows seems a bit odd.
Check out the Mac forums (such as Photoshop Mac) to see that you may be safest with Windows for now until a patch comes out.

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