Why is Facetime installed on my 3 month old iMac for free?

I'm trying to answer this:
Why is factime installed on my 3 month-old iMac SnowLeopard for free? Was it the update to 10.6.7 (on a system with the new "facetime HD camera" - not an iSight - that did it?
I have an older iMac where it isn't installed on - and am trying to figure out why? Both are Snow Leopard. Why do I have to pay $0.99 when it came for free on a Snow Leopard system?

I would say it is related to the purchase date. FaceTime is included in 10.6.6~8 OEM discs.

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