Asus Transformer Rooted Before Release

"Before it hit store shelves here in the US MoDaCo founder Paul O'Brien managed to get his hands on one of the upcoming Android devices and, with a little help from Twitter user BumbleDroid, gained root access to the tablet."

The quote above pretty much says it all.  The Asus Transformer has already been rooted!  So why would anyone want this?  Well, apparently this Honeycomb tablet will be available with a Tegra 2, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 1.2MP webcam, and a WXGA 10.1" IPS LCD for $400.  Not bad and you already know you can root it, plus you can add a keyboard to the thing if you want (that's the "Transformer" part)!  Will anyone be picking this up when it's released or will it at least make you hold off on a purchase until you get to try it?