[A2k] Princeton Boasts Its Kindle Project Is Noblest

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  Now isn't this both timely and at least a bit more appropriate.
I'll refrain from saying Noble, as such was likely motivated
by self interest in that maintaining enrollment was more likely
the motivation.  I hope of course I am mistaken in that thought.

Now if only Google could be so magnanimous.  Nah, maybe not,
no $$ and/or huge bonuses in doing so.  But perhaps the
self styled "Founding Father of the Internet" and Google
Internet Evangelest/VP Vint Cerf would be willing to set the
example and forgo his bonus and in doing so incentive the
rest of the leadership of Google to follow suit and/or be even
more nobel and one up Princeton and offer their efforts in this
space to all students all over the globe?   What about that
Vint, are you up for it?  What a PR bonanza such a move
would be for Google and as such would likely translate
in to enhancing Googles stock value far more than advertising
Chrome on TV will and in fact may boost Chromes acceptance
which as we already know is nearly nonexistent.

  Perhaps next Harvard, and especially the Kennedy School of
law will follow Princeton's lead as to not be outdone by Princeton
and suffer a collegial PR disaster and perhaps persuade ICANN's
IPC and the RIAA to provide some of the funding for same no
contractual legal strings attached or inclusive of course.  If
successful, such a coup would be perhaps an excellent write up in
the Harvard law Review and elsewhere.  Food for thought at least,
eh?  So now John and Jonathan, the gauntlet has been thrown down,
care to pick it up, or is more convincing necessary?  If the latter,
please don't hesitate to let me know, I'll be happy to debate your
staff in an open oral debate with my team as to the efficacy and
ethical benifits of such.  Jonathan, as I have in the past already
bested you in debate before in conjunction with ICANN, perhaps you
would be inclined to decline such an offer/challange.  If so, I fully
understand such a reluctance accordingly.  >:)

See: http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=09/05/09/1615247
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what's the noblest
 http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/06/1532239&tid=192
Amazon Kindle DX project of all? While other universities announced
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/blogs/mba_admissions/archives/2009/05/amazon_chooses.html
similar programs, Princeton is boasting
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/05/08/23660/ its project is
unique in that it will focus on sustainability by reducing the amount of
electronic-reserve course materials that students print. Under the pilot
program, $60,000 will reportedly be used to provide 50 lucky Princeton
students with $489 Kindle DX devices loaded with materials for three
courses. In a FAQ, students are told
http://www.princeton.edu/ereaderpilot/faq/
not to worry about 'this time of severe economic constraints' Princeton
and Amazon have managed to
http://www.princeton.edu/sustainability/psc/highmeadows/fy09-awards/
tap into a fund specifically endowed to support sustainability
projects to provide Kindles at no cost. In addition to a
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/princeton_university_will_use.html
$30,000 grant from the High Meadows Foundation, which is headed by
Princeton alum Carl Ferenbach (who, coincidentally, serves on the Board
of Trustees of the Environmental Defense Fund with the wife of Amazon
Director John Doerr), a matching amount will be provided by Princeton
alum Jeff Bezos' Amazon.  The
http://www.princeton.edu/ereaderpilot/goals/ E-reader Pilot Program has
more information."

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