Absolutely not. It'll still be there next year.

I know a lot of people that would have paid even more...

Many of the big market opportunities that result won't be.

Big market opportunities might result. You're effectively investing in an unproven platform with high risk/return.

iPhone is typically used as a status icon rather than a device that actually has purpose (this is why some people replace their phone every year). Having such a high profile device a year before it comes out would be an extremely powerful status icon, just like how there's lots of people who are willing to blow 1500+ to get google glass ahead of release.