Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio 2 Upgrade

Thirteen days ago I placed an order for Final Cut Studio (along with a new MacBook Pro and other accessories costing a total of $4,500 with an education discount). I received the products 7 days ago and sometime this week Final Cut Studio 2 is released. Does anyone know how to get this upgraded? I am sure that considering the small time frame and amount of the purchase (not including the Quad-Core G5 I purchased within the past 18 months, nor the 3 other laptops or countless other desktops my family and I have purchased over the years) that this falls under some kind of Upgrade Protection or something. I called the Apple Store Support number tonight (the 20th) before they closed and was simply told, "I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I can offer you $50 off of the upgrade." Does that even make sense?! Any ideas or suggestions would be great. I'm kind of bummed that a company my family has faithfully supported since it's beginning would shut someone out in a situation like this. Not to mention that the high marks Apple has always received in Customer Satisfaction/Support surveys are most definitely not being reflected here. I hate to say it, but I'm quite confident that not taking care of a customer in this instance is going to cause a loss of an entire family's continued support of the company. Again, though, any ideas you all can give me to help with this situation would be greatly appreciated!
MacBook Pro 17"   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

All I can really say is sorry.
There are a few posts around here with the same sentiment.
Fortunately for you, FCP 5.1 is a great product and will serve you well enough to make some money with it and buy the upgrade.
Hate to say this... but if you had asked us here on the forum (all non-apple employees, btw) we would have said wait until after NAB on the 15th of April. We were saying that as much as 2 months ago.
Sorry.
CaptM

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