First those are founders edition pricing which cost an extra 100$. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17802871 Also 1080's did not start at 450$ each.

The 2080's price will drop eventually, until then nVidia has no reason to lower prices when they are going to be sold out for weeks if not months.

The price of 1080's where $600-$650 for the founders edition cards when they first came out. I know cause I preordered at those prices. I think the price of the 2080 FE cards are fair given that they are not only faster at raster graphics, but they also have the Raytracing/AI capabilities.

Did you forget that 1080 was 699 at launch? I remember because that's how much I paid for it.

Alright fair. 50-80%, not 70-90%.