Joe Schmo wants to watch a Netflix streaming movie. Joe finds out it works only in Windows. Joe sees he can get a program to virtualize Windows on his Mac so he doesn't have to reboot to Windows or use a separate computer just for Netflix. Joe is now happy he can watch his streamed movie from while still running OS X.
That's my main reason for Windows virtualization. It isn't gaming or office work. I use Bootcamp for games that I can't run in OS X in some way (Crossover or natively). I used to use virtualization more, but I did away with all but the netflix part by getting Mac native versions of the programs I needed in Windows (Quickbooks being the main one).
I can't say how many people watch Netflix streaming, but Netflix is pretty popular even with the non-techie crowd, and streaming from them is pretty easy.
That's my main reason for Windows virtualization. It isn't gaming or office work. I use Bootcamp for games that I can't run in OS X in some way (Crossover or natively). I used to use virtualization more, but I did away with all but the netflix part by getting Mac native versions of the programs I needed in Windows (Quickbooks being the main one).
I can't say how many people watch Netflix streaming, but Netflix is pretty popular even with the non-techie crowd, and streaming from them is pretty easy.