Originally Posted by JerryL
BUT-- Ill never forget when I bought an Apple Computer in 1983 and a few weeks later the next revision was out and I went back to see if I could get an upgrade and they said I was out of luck.

Funny, I actually just had an entirely different experience with Apple. I bought a Mac Mini last year and after they dropped prices shortly after my window for a refund expired they still gave me a rebate of most of the difference (I recall something like 75%).