Which version of windows works on MacBook Pro

Sadly I have to give in and install WIndows on my MacbookPro. I have tried to buy Windows 8 but all I can find is an upgrade version - and on the Windows 7 Professional Version I found it said not suitable for Mac? Any help or advice on this please.

Is the business requirement due to MS Office/Outlook compatibility, or more involved (political) reasons? There is Office for Mac 2011.
You can still purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft, but with their fixation on W8, they have made it *VERY* difficult to find the W7 purchase links. Google will help. A software downloaded .iso file would be handy for the virtualization solutions.
Do you prefer to choose either Windows or OS X at boot time (e.g. Apple Bootcamp), or would you want a virtualization solution that allows concurrent access to Windows (in a container file) and Mac OS X? Parallels will allow a Windows App to be in the OS X dock.
Bootcamp
Windows 8 is not supported yet
Windows 7 Support (64-bit only)
Home premium
Professional
Ultimate
Enterprise is not supported
Virtualization
Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac
VMware Fusion 5 for Mac
Oracle VirtualBox (free)

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