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>>fghtr+(OP)
Most of the things that they say have caused the high cost are sunk costs in design.

Given that the design is open, it should be possible for another company, who doesn't have these sunk costs, to deliver the same phone for less.

Does this mean that they have the price wrong? Can selling open designs ever recoup such design costs?

>>cjg+pf
Of course. This is the basic open source model, only better. You get support from the folks who made the design.