Vista - buy Business OEM or not?

Hi, I bought a MacBook Pro a couple of days ago and I am thinking of running Vista, since I need to use several software for college that do not have Mac OS versions.
I want to keep the cost of obtaining and using Vista as low as possible, while being able to run Vista in Parallels. I am considering to get Vista Business OEM, but I was wondering if there were any issues attempting to install Business OEM. Has anyone been able to successfully installed and run Business OEM on their Macs (espacially under Parallels)? Is there anything you would advice me in making a choice about my purchase?
By the way it seems, I will probably use this Vista version for as long as this laptop will last me, since I will be running Vista for merely Windows-only applications.
In general, any feedback even on Vista OEM running on Boot Camp would be appreciated.

Well, I previously checked up with the software my college uses for some of the undergraduate coursework, but I found that although some of them have Mac versions of the software, many do not. That is to say, that my college holds only the Windows version of the software, and although there may be Mac versions out there, I do not want to spend a lot of money purchasing software from outside my school (since I can obtain all the software from my school at zero or minimal cost).
But, on the other hand, there may be alternative applications that my professors may accept that runs on OS X. But because I don't have that much time until I start college, nor do I know much about each software and what it does, I don't think I'm in a position to search for the alternatives.

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