Hmmm... I didn't remember the pricing on the scrapped model, but $1,500 seems to me like it would be more in line with their historical and current offerings than $2,000. Comparing to the 990 pricing and current offerings on this site, $1200-$1,500 still seems closer to the mark than $2,000.

Yes, there are newer licenses and technologies in it, but it's not unlike computers. There is always the next thing on the horizon and whatever amount of money you spend today will inevitably net you a lot more spending it in the future. About every three years I build a new PC for someone in our family and always end up spending right about the same amount of money. You have any idea how much more is in a computer built today than one over a decade ago for the same money?

Of course, as has been mentioned multiple times, until we know what's actually under the hood, it's tough to make much of a guess at the price.