I heard that Trevor is actually absorbing he some of the cost of each AmigaOne X1000 just because he wants the computer to be a reality - so it's a subsidy for the user at Trevor's expense. Not to say it's not an expensive computer, but the expense if probaby justified with the amount of R&D and the small numbers they can potentially sell at any price point.
I coudn't ever justify a computer that expensive, but it's not fair to think that Aeon is gouging the customer.
Trevor said something about using some different components in the next version that will reduce the cost.
