Panther and Upgrades questions..

Hey people!
I'm soon buying a MacBook, I'm just waiting for Leopard to come out..I was wondering, will the upgrade to Leopard would increase the price of the MacBook?
Besides..Does anyone know, or has apple released any news, if the MacBook will be upgraded with Leopard If so..would that increase the price?
..I do not expect you guys to know for sure..But maybe you could tell me how the prices changed in the previous years with OS and hardware upgrades!
Thank You All!!
Regards
Valerio

Hey ma bad, i meant Leopard on the title!

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