what? you made choke.... Where I live, those kind of flip phones used to normal price €€ to 100something€ back then, how we ended at 500?
I must ask if it's going to make coffee too haha.
Unlike many flip phones, there is smartphone hardware inside capable of running Android apps — except that it is only a curated selection from Commodore's own app store.
The cost of running the app store is probably included.
Smaller production runs also mean higher price.
BTW, early adopters can get up to $100 off. (pre-order discount + discount code in the newsletter)