Pre-installed bloatware: yes or no?

Hello all,
I was wondering if Win10 always come with bloatware (inc. Skype, Facebook, YouTube etc.)? Is it optional? And, will the RTM come in a vanilla version (no pre-installed apps whatsoever, like my OEM Win7)?
Personally I have no desire for pre-installed apps and rather keep control of my installation.
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Hi The F34R Channel,
Like Team Zigzag told above, Windows 10 didn't have any bloatware (for those that you listed) pre-installed, for Windows Store Apps, it has some build-in apps like photos, music, movies, and email.
You may check the information on this topic at:
Apps . you may manage the build-in apps through Windows Store.
Further developing is still on the way, so here it is hard to say how the changes will go about the built-in Widnows Store Apps.
For the built-in apps in Windows 8.1, you may check at:
Great apps come standard
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