Jason Ing
Well-known member
Jason, an end user does not have a visibility to where/who exactly is making these products. We do know that Red has some inherent R&D ability (Graeme Nattress/Deanan/Stuart English are there), but what exactly is indigenous is not known at least to me. I do not expect in todays world for a company to make/install all its parts (does Dell make that processor in its computers?). However, one has some idea about other companies that what they are up to.
Red's website is just a front end and things stop there. I was making a point about that if Red's R&D is something they are interested in *growing* (and is not all OEM) then they should provide some visibility to prospective people out there and means for that people to apply to be a part of that group.
You go to any well-established company's website and you see a career section. Red should not miss out on that.
Everytime Canon updates their cameras with technology improvements, that tells me they have R&D. I've never been to their website but all my cameras and lenses are Canon. I don't need to. A website isn't an entire company. So things don't just stop there.
A career section is helpful to people seeking work. I hardly think it lends any more validation or credibility to a company. I could easily add a career section to my website and an R&D page. But it would be a false front end to a false company. I wouldn't fool anyone... except my mom who would get excited that I'm actually doing something with my life (just kidding!)
A website is one of the many front ends a company can have. I would argue that RedUser.net is a bigger and more important "front end" then Red.com.
Anyway, I don't mean to get into a silly debate. I think I see your point and agree that you want Red to have as big a presence as possible and shout to the world who they are and how great they are. I agree.
It's all good Joffa.