Is there an Apple’s Elop at Google now? I am asking this in all seriousness. How does this cost for this phone make any sense! Or maybe Google finally learned

Is there an Apple’s Elop at Google now? I am asking this in all seriousness. How does this cost for this phone make any sense! Or maybe Google finally learned it from Apple that all you have do is declared a phone flagship and bump its cost dearly - then enjoy sights of people in long queues.