Why did Apple raise its prices overnight by $200 on the iMac, including refurbished models.

Other than greed and trying to narrow the spread between the price of the old iMacs and the just-announced new iMac, why did Apple raise its prices overnight by $200 on the iMac, including refurbished models? Their existing product component costs didn't increase overnight.

I was "literal" because I quoted the ToU. Did you read the ToU you agreed to when you established an account? Available here:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5952
paragraph 2.1.2:
Discussions of Apple policies or procedures or speculation on Apple decisions.
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