IOS – Under what cases will I get iWork or iLife

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After looking at various models of Macs and looking at Apple's iLife and iWork pages, I'm more confused than where I started.

Originally, I thought that nothing – just Lion – came with a new Mac. But then I saw something here that says that iLife is a part of every new Mac.

So I thought. But then I saw this that said that iLife is not a part of Lion. Huh? Then, to add to my confusion, I saw this, that said that iWork does not come with a new Mac. Hmm. So after doing some research, I've arrived at these conclusions:

  • Apple really needs a central place to see what comes with a new Mac and what doesn't.
  • iWork is seperate from iLife, but both can be bought from the Mac App Store.
  • iLife comes with Lion.
  • Nothing comes with iOS.
  • I'm really confused.

So: Under what cases would I get iWork or iLife?

[example answer] You get iWork if you buy XYZ and iLife if you buy ABC. Both come on the Mac Pro, and none are on the iPad by default; however you can get iOS versions through the App Store for $41.34 each. You can buy them for $700 each on the MAS. The MacBook Air comes with iLife but not iWork; so does the MacBook Pro.

Best Answer

Every new Mac (MBP, iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Air, Mac Pro) purchased from Apple comes preinstalled with

  • the latest version of Mac OS X
  • the latest version of iLife
  • no iWork

Every new iDevice has:

  • the latest version of iOS
  • no iWork
  • no iLife

Every new copy of Lion has:

  • Lion
  • no iWork
  • no iLife