No applications install disk or Mac OS

I wanted to install windows 7 on my mac, but I realized that I need Mac OSX bootable disk and the "Applications Install" disk.
However, I never got those 2 disks in my package when I purchased my macbook pro from apple.
Is it only me who didnt get it, or, do all buyers do not get those 2 disk (Applications Install and Mac OS X)

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