So you had a choice, upgrade or pre booked seats in coach,
Yeah, outrage
Exactly, last week the wife and daughter were flying Tokyo to Dallas and was offered 1 upgrade, the declined to sit together.
Now I did game the system a little, in coach I put 1 in an aisle seat and the other a window, they lucked out and the middle seat remained empty. I assume a middle seater would readily swap for a window or aisle if offered.