Will I need to install programs?

When I buy my MacBook will i need to install programs? I will need the basics like word, or whatever mac uses. I have never had a mac so I dont know.
Thanks for the help

Note that some people, like myself, get by very well without having Office. TextEdit will take care of simple .doc files, and there are numerous free alternatives for Word and other Office components.
AbiWord (most of Word's features, none of the bloat), http://www.abisource.com/download/
OpenOffice (most of Office's features, some bloat, ugly UI), http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/
NeoOffice (most of Office's features, better UI, Universal Binary alpha version available in two weeks), http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/en/earlyaccess.php
Apple's own Pages application produces good .doc files with formatting, while Keynote blows Powerpoint out of the water, http://www.apple.com/iwork/

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