Bought two iMacs just before the new ones were announced

A week or so ago I bought an iMac for each of my daughters. A few days later, Apple announces the faster models. Anyone know if Apple is offering some compensation (in-store credit or something similar) along the lines of what they did when they reduced the price of the iPhone?

stuartcrawford wrote:
A week or so ago I bought an iMac for each of my daughters. A few days later, Apple announces the faster models. Anyone know if Apple is offering some compensation (in-store credit or something similar) along the lines of what they did when they reduced the price of the iPhone?
*Hi stuart, Welcome* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
See this thread, right now it is just before yours.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1509658&tstart=0
Good Luck, JP

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