When (if) the Red is released, it will surely help the Indie's wallet. Bigger/better technology almost always drops the price of what we consider 'higher end' to 'medium end' in a matter of months.
The only reason I say 'if' is because I've been reading the hype about Red for going on 4 years now. I've always considered it vaporware. I know there's a few people on IndeiTalk who has already played with the prototypes and if I remember correctly, someone already has a preorder for one.
But it's been 4 years... Besides, it'll be out of the hands of the indies for many years when (if) it's finally released.
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This reminds me of the small kid on the bicycle in Better Off Dead always asking for "Two dollars!"