I’m suggesting that long-standing credible rumour said they intended the price to be $399, well before the pandemic. The same rumours accurately predicted the p

I’m suggesting that long-standing credible rumour said they intended the price to be $399, well before the pandemic. The same rumours accurately predicted the phone’s major hardware features. I would agree with you if rumours had said $449 or $499. But, they didn’t. So there appears to be zero evidence of a change in intent.