Price wasn't a priority then. But because it became really boom, price now are main reason why people are here in bitcoin world.
Correct now people are only interested in its price as everyone wants that it should reach to the moon one day so that they can be rich by selling at the higher price.
it's normal that the majority of the people are only interested in making profits. they see bitcoin as some sort of get rich quick tool. nowadays it isn't like that anymore. if you wanted to get rich quick, you should have bought thousands of bitcoins for just a few cents per coin. the people that had the great chance to enter the market at these prices are now happy millionaires.