You can load OW on two machines, but they are supposed to be owned by the same user. Will that trip you up? It could. Orchidwiz is pretty protective of its software license. I ' m not going to tell you can because legally you cannot do what you are asking. She can absolutely load it on both her machines. And she can loan one to you. No one can prevent that.
You can do the same with AQPlus. AOS is not as sophisticated in their protection of the license, but again she can absolutely load it on her two machines.
You cannot load Parallels or Fusion on two machines. Each machine requires a separate license. It just will not load onto two different machines. Windows is the same. It is registered to a particular system chip. You will need two copies of Windows.
I suggest XP if you are only going to use Windows to run these applications. You can usually find a cheap and legal copy on e-bay that was intended to be installed on new computers. It works and is supported by MS. Remember that MS intends to quit supporting XP in 2013 so if you have plans to do this long term it might pay to get Windows 7 instead. It's going to cost you a lot more, but it might be worth it. Again remember if the AOS software is your real aim, you won't need Windows long term so investing in Win 7 might not be wise.
If you really plan to use OrchidWiz long term, get Win 7 because I know of no plans for an OSX version. I'm not sure what you think OrchidWiz really is, but before paying a lot for it I suggest you get to know. It has no current AOS award data and never will have. The species nomenclature data is straight from KEW and is free on the KEW website. The hybrid data is straight from RHS and is free on the RHS website and is included in summary form in AQPlus anyway. So I guess I'm scratching my head about what is in OrchidWiz that you would be willing to pay for since it's all free from the sources anyway.
Some people will say that the Baker data is included and is not free anywhere, but it's nothing but statistical data from the nearest weather station site to the reported location of the species in question. Since weather stations are not common in wild areas, the data is frequently not valid for use with the plant. There are numerous web sites with suggested cultivation data that is just as good free. Again what are you paying for?
I' ve nothing against OW. It 's a slick program, but it's just a user interface for stuff that's free from the original sources. And it ain't cheap. Listen $80 for Fusion is nothing versus $300 upfront and $80/year for OrchidWiz.
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