Ok, I was not aware of the context of that statement. The statement itself can still be interpreted in several ways [...]
http://hashfast.org/Simon_E._M._BarberGiven those points, it's evident that if Simon didn't actually promised full Bitcoin refunds with his answer (since that this is open to interpretation), he at least tried to pursue his customers into believing that if such refunds where to be issued, they would have been of the same Bitcoin amount.
The key is that Simon quoted the direct question accompanying his reply.