Early adopters of nearly any new technology understand that the price will decrease over time. The Playbook is nearly two years old and the results of this poll or thread is irrelevant. When Playbook 2 or BB10 phone comes out and I choose to be an early adopter again the initial price will be high again. Its a useful tablet, I got it early, used it and loved it and will do it again.
I have to admit it was an exciting time during the big OS upgrade(s) and felt good that Rim supported the OS and hopefully wil continue to do so. IMO other OS needed rooting or jailbreaking to get the same excitement