do macs come free with appleworks?

[mateybob]

im looking to buy a new 12" powerbook..
my friends all got appleworks free when they bought ibooks a while back but i cant see anywhere where it says appleworks comes free with anything..

 

[Bear]

Last I checked Appleworks is free with iMacs, iBooks and eMacs,

Appleworks is extra for Powermacs and Powerbooks.

 

[mateybob]

actually it says on the apple site in the tech specs that ibooks come with appleworks but for powerbooks its not listed... is this simply a mistake?

 

[mateybob]

Last I checked Appleworks is free with iMacs, iBooks and eMacs,

Appleworks is extra for Powermacs and Powerbooks.

oh.. that sucks..

 

[aswitcher]

oh.. that sucks..

Yep its disappointing given its pretty old software.

What bugs me is that Office X isn't OEM so its so expensive and I can't salary sacrafice it in a package... I suspect though with the release in May its price will drop...