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 1. Install Node.js from http://nodejs.org or your favorite package manager.
 
-2. Install Ember CLI and bower. `npm install -g ember-cli bower`
+2. Install Ember CLI. `npm install -g ember-cli`
 
 3. Run `npm install` inside the project root to install the JS dependencies.
 
-4. Run `bower install` inside the project root to install Ember dependencies.
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 ### In Your Browser
 
 1. To start the development server, run `npm start`.