Hey, that's already a start. Street price should land around 1000 euros, which is already significantly more acceptable than previous prices for digital SLRs. However, it's a Canon, who wants a Canon anyway
But it could be that this is where the price drop for digital SLRs finally begins and other manufacturers follow suit. Sooner or later they'll have to do it if they want a piece of the cake.
At Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) you can find the original article.