Are macs going to come with snow leopard when it comes out?

or is it going to be a separate upgrade to today's leopard? because i wanted to buy a macbook now but i dont know if it would be better to me and save the 9.99 fee for the upgrade if i just wait until september.

i wanted to buy a macbook now
If you want it now, buy it now.
You are going to spend over $1000.00 for a new MacBook, and the $10 Up-to-Date (less than 1 tenth of 1 percent of that price) is too much for you to have a MacBook today and use it for 2+ months?
What is the value of your enjoyment?
However, the following Apple web page says
<http://www.apple.com/macosx/>
Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Coming September 2009 with every new Mac.
So does that work for you?
NOTE: Current inventory will still have 10.5 installed, so it will depend on where you buy. Items coming from the on-line Apple Store will most likely start shipping with 10.6.
Brick and Morter Apple Stores (BestBuy, and other mail-order outlets, etc...) may be still be selling existing inventory for the first few days. If buying from one of these, verify which version of Mac OS X is on the system, and inquire if they will provide the upgrade for free.

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