Can someone tell me why my Macbook Pro does not have IDVD?

Can anyone tell me why my $$$$ Macbook Pro does not have IDVD? I when to do an IMovie and media shared to IDVD and me computer could not locate. I thought that all Macs have IDVD.  Maybe they forgot it.  I did a search in applications and it said it had no file.  I uploaded the newest IDVD and it told me that I needed IDVD it was not on my computer. Something is wrong with this

iDVD has not been available with iLife since the upgrade to Lion. It is no longer in production. Try purchasing one of the older iLife '11 boxed set DVDs on Google or eBay.

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