Microsoft  word- not included in basic macbook?

I want to purchase a macbook but need a word-processing software included. Does the macbook have something like this included? and if not, why in the world would it not be included?

Why should it be included? Apple sells iWork '06 for word processing. Microsoft Word is not an Apple product. OS X includes TextEdit that can perform basic word processing as well as text editing.
There are several excellent word processors available:
Neo Office Aqua (beta freeware)
Nisus Writer Express
Nisus Writer Professional (beta)
Papyrus
Mariner Write
You'll find them and others at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

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