Why does everything look bad on my retina screen?

Brand new retina iMac (two days old). Everything looks bad on my monitor. Fonts, graphics, finder windows, etc.

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Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
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Reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Step 8
Repeat Step 6, but this time erase the boot volume in Disk Utility before installing. The system should automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant. Follow the prompts to transfer your data from a Time Machine or other backup.
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