What part of "subsidized by Broadcom to create suckers and exploit them" is not clear?

The BBB Bill of Materials is public. What parts of that BOM should they throw out to get to you that $50 AUD target?

The AM3359 is $11 in 1K units by itself.

This is about what you can get for $50 US without subsidy: https://www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/verdin-arm-famil...