They may test the waters to see how much they can sell at that range. I doubt it will be much unless this is proven to be comparable in performance.
Still, that's too much. I've not spent more than $350 on a CPU in so long...I remember spending $900 for a Pentium 90 in 1995 but since then I've stayed under $400 IIRC. Pretty sure my Athlon 1.2 GHz was. Frankly I've never regretted it. I prefer to spend less and upgrade it more often instead. Usually the CPU out for $350 in 2-3 years is faster than the top-end one today anyway.
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but since then I've stayed under $400 IIRC. Pretty sure my Athlon 1.2 GHz was. Frankly I've never regretted it. I prefer to spend less and upgrade it more often instead. Usually the CPU out for $350 in 2-3 years is faster than the top-end one today anyway. 
