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How/where did you purchase your MacBook?

I've purchased probably close to a dozen various Apple machines (MacMini's, MacBookPro 17, MacBook, MacBookPro 15, MacBook Air) in the last ~4 years and have never had anything come on them besides OS X, iLife, iWork (which I don't consider bloatware, plus they're easy to remove if you want).



Directly from Apple both times, ~6 months apart from each other. Note that this extra software was pre-installed and on the Mac OS install DVD, not coming as a separate box/DVD. It would have been very easy to miss it and, again, I don't consider this bloatware.

I imagine the iWork you mention was the trial version of it, right? Not bloatware to me either since you're not bothered to upgrade like you might be with pop-ups for anti-viruses on a Windows PC.


I think the iWork install was a full copy, I don't remember for sure, since I use iWork (and not MS Office anymore) if it wasn't a full license I would have bought a license almost immediately anyway.

I also forgot, FWIW, I bought an iMac for the kitchen/wife's home computer, and that didn't come with any crapware either.




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