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Over six years ago, I rounded up a group of analysts to elicit their opinions on what was then a startling trend: People who purchased iPods were then purchasing Macs. Was it a fluke, I asked? Some said maybe not: Buyers were learning to trust the Apple brand again. But there were too many mitigating factors at that time which could eventually derail the Mac's comeback, for which the only route to its eventual culmination appeared to be by way of the home entertainment center.

What literally no one foresaw in 2005 was the possibility that an Apple-branded device could become a future year's most successful and desirable business tool. The iPad bounced the Apple brand right back into the office; and now, results of a survey of 10,000 IT professionals worldwide by Forrester reveal that as CxOs find themselves embracing iPads, their companies end up opening their front doors to Macs.

Today VMware released Fusion 4, the latest in its line of desktop virtualization products for Mac OS X. Promising a "more Mac-like experience," Fusion 4 sports a revised user interface, and the ability to virtualize Mac OS X, Fusion 4 has a lot to offer.

I had a chance to get my hands on the release a bit early, so I decided to take VMware Fusion 4 for a spin to see what it has to offer. The early verdict? Fusion 4 is a no-brainer upgrade for folks already using VMware Fusion, and a good choice for new switchers who need a way to run Windows apps on their Mac.