I don’t know about you, but I’ve been using Macs since the old Apple IIes we had in grade school, so I have some pretty strong feelings about the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-mac-apps” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-mac-apps”>best Mac apps to install first on a new Apple PC.
If you’d asked me back in fifth grade I’d probably have said The Oregon Trail, but these days there are a few other Mac apps I value more highly when setting up a new MacBook for work and play.
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