Since your comment boils down to "Android tablets are crap and should be priced accordingly" it's probably a good thing that they're setting expectations with a high price.

I don't see any part of your comment that doesn't apply to Android phones, and they clearly started at the high-end before they working their way down the value chain. This strategy worked well enough to save Motorola, I don't see why they should change now before your bold prediction of zero sales of their tablet offering is proved one way or the other.