OK, this point has probably been raised before (a lot), but if you were in the hardware biz, don't you think having someone in your marketing department sign up for forums and just happen to recommend your product when people ask for specs would be a good idea?
I mean, it would be pretty obvious if you said the same company name for every component but the odd one here and there, then some other companies who you aren't in competition with for other products. I don't believe there's anyone like that on this forum, which is one of the things I find interesting (and I know less subtle offenders have been unmasked before - someone from silentmaxx I remember especially from another forum).
but my point is really, don't you think it's strange how it seems in this industry, regular customer's opinions through forums are so much higher in influence than things such as advertising or company reputation? ok, some stuff you can look at benchmarks or whatever but whenever I buy anything, I pretty much ask for a recommendation on here and go with whatever a couple of people agree on.
just musing really. what does anyone else think?
I mean, it would be pretty obvious if you said the same company name for every component but the odd one here and there, then some other companies who you aren't in competition with for other products. I don't believe there's anyone like that on this forum, which is one of the things I find interesting (and I know less subtle offenders have been unmasked before - someone from silentmaxx I remember especially from another forum).
but my point is really, don't you think it's strange how it seems in this industry, regular customer's opinions through forums are so much higher in influence than things such as advertising or company reputation? ok, some stuff you can look at benchmarks or whatever but whenever I buy anything, I pretty much ask for a recommendation on here and go with whatever a couple of people agree on.
just musing really. what does anyone else think?