I dislike my W8 pc, but my XP died, so I configured an iMac, is there anyway to look at software and add it in during config, other than the 3 options they provide?

For years buying a PC you had the option of choosing additional software during configuration, but the iMac only has a few options and I know Apple has more software available, so what's the deal?
I really want a decent E-mail program, nobody does it better than MS Outlook, at least in my opinion, and I hate the E-mail program that is on my iPad, so that would be something I'd really want to add, unless of course the one on the iMac is better than the one on the iPad. You can't even create new folders, it doesn't give you direct access to your calendar, etc., I digress, sorry.

WVL57 wrote:
Thank you everyone, very helpful. I still don't understand why Apple forces you into multiple transactions when buying and configuring a new computer, or why you would have to go to the app store and download the software that is suppose to come with the computer.
I think there are two reasons why Apple does it differently. There is virtually no difference between a Windows PC you buy from Dell or the one you buy from Asus. They all pretty much use off the shelf components and slap their name on the box. That left PC manufacturers with few options for differentiating themselves. One was price which is why they've all raced to the bottom and the other was service. One inexpensive service they could provide was pre-installing software. It cost them almost nothing, made them a tidy profit, and cost you more than it should have.
The second reason is that Apple likes to provide a clean service. A Mac has no stickers and no crapware. You decide what to install and, if you choose, what stickers to put on it.
why you would have to go to the app store and download the software that is suppose to come with the computer.
The software you refer to is tied to your account, not the computer. To download the software you have to provide your Apple User ID which now ties the software to you. If you sell the computer that software is still yours, as are any future upgrades you might buy for it.

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