I don't see how anyone can "screw Apple at the expense of geniune custormers" here.
You have all the right to do whatever according to your own interest and your own incentive, as long as it is not against the law. If you don't like a less-than-14-days-old MBP, you can return it with a 10% restocking fee. That's what it says in the returning policy. Apple chooses to charge this 10% for the hassle of getting back all the returned macs. So it is well compensated for that matter.
So what does Apple do with all the returned macs? They re-condition them, sell as a refurbished, and make some more money. Now what really is a problem with that?
A perfectly satisfied customer with a perfectly good product will find no reason to return it at the expense of the fee. A large stock of returned products will signal Apple to improve quality control. It is this difference in incentives that make the world moves.
I've had a CD MBP for 14 days and didn't like it. So I returned it for C2D version. Now people, if you are perfectly fine with your CD MBP, just do whatever you want so that you can live with it. You can buy a cooling pad , put your MBP in a fridge, or use it with ear plugs.
But let me tell you that the new MBP runs much quieter at a much much much cooler temp. I dont' care what they did to the system, but I am sure it is a much better notebook. I am running Parallels, Safari, ichat, skype, iPhoto, omnigraffle (under rosetta), and itunes playing in the background with a temperature reading at 45 c. A CD MBP would never be this cool. The fan speed is at the minimum of 2000 rpm, but I hardy hear anything even in a quiet room, if not putting my ear really close to the left speaker.
So I will say this again, GET A C2D MBP IF YOU CAN!
