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Half of the US can't afford a $1000 emergency. $3500 for a toy seems steep in that context.
That's what credit card debt is for!
Jokes on you, my credit card is maxed
Half of the US is over a hundred million people. The rumours are Apple has supply constraints that will limit global sales to about a million devices for now.
This can't possibly be a mass market device - it's just not possible right now to manufacture that many. Remember the screens in this device are the size of a postage stamp and have more than 4K resolution. They also need to put out about the same amount of light as a big living room size TV despite being the size of a postage stamp... because the optics that make the tiny screen look that big will spread the light out over a big area.