That is certainly a blow to Boxsters' owners not to fit the 3.4 engine in...I'd be upset...
BTW, my Porsche salesman say the 997S/997 owners will have soon a reason to be upset too.
Bottomline, it is urgent to wait what Porsche is doing with their product range, engines and potentially fitting DSG gearboxes...
I would not be comfortable buying a 987S with 280hp now...
So I'll enjoy my '02 S in the meantime :-)