NEX, 10 years in the making.

I recently acquired the NEX-5. I couldn't help but notice the similarity between my new camera and my another Sony camera, the 11 years old F505v. NEX-5 represents the new coolness in digicams just like F505v did more than 10 years ago. How can one complain that NEX-5n and NEX-7 are overpriced when considering the F505v costed $900 back then, that was $900 year 2000 dollars.

Are they linked? You be the judge.