It just seems weird to me when we laugh off consumers who demand lower prices so this is my 2 cents on this,

1. The current local android tablet market is not competitive in terms of price and quality. To those whom are citing other android tablets with lousier specs costing more. That is exactly the point, you are right, they suck and are also WAY WAY over priced and NO ONE is buying them. This is why we don't have a competitive android tablet market in Malaysia currently. The choices are either over-priced (Transformer prime) or lags like hell (Samsung tabs). If the Nexus is made cheaper, and it definitely can be, it will sell tons and change the local market. BIG WIN for local consumers.

2. Could they've made it cheaper? looking at the price its being sold at in other countries (around RM800-900, not RM1000), I would say they definitely could have done so in a way that makes financial sense to them. Its just that the Malaysian Android tablet market market is so not competitive right now they might think it is safe for them to charge this price. Look at the iPad, its 499$ in the US and its RM1499 in Malaysia. If Apple can make it work, and if Asus wants to compete with Apple, then I think it is reasonable to demand them to be as good. Right?

3. I believe everyone is familiar with the phrase buyers remorse. It a completely irrational emotional response yet it often creeps into our minds subconsciously. To people whom already bought and own one, perhaps seeing Asus sell it at a high price makes you feel more justified with your purchase? I just wanna say that the value of a product in terms of quality and price are two totally separable things. Yes, in this currently uncompetitive market the Nexus 7 at RM999 is still probably a bargain, but since Asus could sell it cheaper is there anything wrong in demanding for it to be cheaper? You still own the exact same quality hardware regardless of how much asus sells it for!

4. And don't you think the people complaining about the price are those that have a huge interest at buying the product? They are not trying to insult your beloved Nexus 7 that you had bought and enjoyed so much. In fact, they want it so much, they are so disappointed that Asus over-priced it that they cared to complain about it. They probably wont give a damn if someone over-priced a random Acer iconia.

5. Which brings me to my last point, that we should condemn companies that over charges!
like someone mentioned above, no sane company is going to be stupid enough to sell stuff at a loss, but If no one complains about the high price,  they will definitely try to over charge if they can! I mean, why not? They set their prices based on how competitive the market is So of course we should voice out. Why wouldn't you want the price to be cheaper? No one is asking for Asus to be stupid and sell it at unreasonably low prices.

Again, regardless of what price tag Asus put on the Nexus 7 doesn't change the quality of the tablet in your hands now. But if they made it cheaper it is definitely a win for the consumers. And if consumers don't complain about over-priced products=companies happily over-charges, or they lose sales and both sides no one wins