- instead of saying "may", explain when that's true

- simpler, more direct wording

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/docs/installing.rst b/docs/installing.rst
index 974b4a352..d1f306147 100644
--- a/docs/installing.rst
+++ b/docs/installing.rst
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ Installation
 Do I need to install pip?
 -------------------------
 
-Distributions of Python 2.7.9 and later (in the Python 2 series), and
-Python 3.4 and later (in the Python 3 series) may already include pip by
-default. [1]_
+pip is already installed if you're using Python 2 >=2.7.9 or Python 3 >=3.4
+downloaded from `python.org <https://www.python.org>`_.
 
-Additionally, it's common to be working in a :ref:`Virtual Envionment
+Additionally, pip will already be installed if you're working in a :ref:`Virtual Envionment
 <pypug:Creating and using Virtual Environments>` created by a tool like
-:ref:`pypug:virtualenv` or :ref:`pyvenv <pypug:venv>`, which handles installing
-pip for you.
+:ref:`pypug:virtualenv` or :ref:`pyvenv <pypug:venv>`.
 
 
 .. _`get-pip`: