James pretty much covered it (and then some), so I'm just going to give my opinion on a couple of points...
If the only thing you'd want Windows for is MS Office stuff, then the Mac version of Office works great, and while it's a little pricey, it's a lot cheaper than Windows XP (especially since you'd still have to buy Office for Windows). I'm guessing your used to Windows, but the Mac OS is really a way better opperating system, and it's definitely worth at least trying it before deciding to stick with Windows. Plus if you want to do everything in Windows rather than Mac OS, then there's not much point in getting a Mac, and it costs a lot more than a comparable Windows computer.
Unless you need to run specific professional software that's for Windows only, or you're really into video games, there's not much that you're likely to want to run that doesn't have a Mac version or functionally equivalent alternative software. The only issue I've had is that there are certain Windows video formats that can't be played on a Mac, including the format used by Amazon Unboxed, so if you want to be able to download NBC programs, or if you want to play videos made in PhotoStory you now need Windows XP or Vista. As far as I can tell, there's no reason for that other than Microsoft being obnoxious, but it's currently my only complaint about having Mac OS only... Oh, and the Mac version of Yahoo! Chat does not support chat rooms if you care about that, but I tried that one in Virtual PC and determined I wasn't missing much...
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