Frankly they are probably losing money at a $1k price point, with the millions they have probably spent in 28nm production runs. They're making a long play here.
It's a bit bizarre that people are expecting RaspPi prices this.
Rpi has really mutated what people expect out of EVKs.
What started as an "educational" board has pretty much turned into a turnkey cheap Linux board for a lot of people. So they expect that out of every board now.
I also wish Broadcom hadn't dumped these things under market price. That's another thing that has really messed up expectations.
It's a bit bizarre that people are expecting RaspPi prices this.