Isn't Falcon 9 public pricing slightly more expensive than JAXA/MHI H-IIA? SpaceX doesn't disclose true cost, but they're not even 2x cheaper than some competition. They're within same ballpark at government scale.

Of course, SS/SH is supposed to change the equation completely, but as it stands...

In the short term yes, but I think other companies/countries would get there eventually.

Not that landing rockets is easy, but proving it could be done was the hardest part.

So be it.