Windows Xp with Mac?

I wanted to know if this beta will ever get a real version? I am in the market of getting a new mac with these capabilities. I love mac but the accounting softwares that i use only work on windows.
I wanted to know what is the best option in my situation. Should i buy the newest mac and then install the beta version to use my accounting software? Thanks!

"I wanted to know if this beta will ever get a real version?"
Assuming you're talking about Boot Camp, a final version supposedly will be included in Mac OS 10.5, but nothing has been confirmed by Apple.
Further questions regarding Boot Camp should be posted in the Boot Camp discussions:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1165
You may also want to consider Parallels Desktop: http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/

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after failing seriously with the partitioning after installing Win 7, I hope that I will find some help from the scratch...
I want to install OS X Lion with Win 7.
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200Gb Documents Partition (Mac)
300Gb Stuff and Games (Mac)
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What you are talking about is illegal.
Here are the relevant words from the Snow Leopard EULA
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Keep within the Law
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