I found out from a co-worker who was having mac/maya problems, and after he talked with the aw rep, that's the feeling he got from them.
like I said, it's merely a rumour
I'm a hardcore PC guy, so I hope theres at LEAST GI, and/or HDRI included with Maya's renderer.
Or at least a MR bundle.
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