tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111625888449512416.post3927428004698638547..comments2023-09-23T10:17:21.090-04:00Comments on Jon Arnold's Analyst 2.0 Blog: Google/U. of Waterloo ReduxJon Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06682272532870959943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111625888449512416.post-79088781375120956042005-11-24T21:22:00.000-05:002005-11-24T21:22:00.000-05:00Posted by: Jim Courtney
I think you are reading t...Posted by: <a href="http://dicx.blogspot.com">Jim Courtney</a><br /><br />I think you are reading too much into this re Google's relationship with U. Waterloo. Check the U. Waterloo website. Turns out the Dr. Cheriton is now an internationally recognized Computer Science professor at Stanford University (with an office in the William H. Gates Computer Science building). I'm sure his networking brought about his decision to invest in Google; it is quite possible he has met up with Jim Clark who recently donated $90 million to Stanford for Biodmedical Engineering Building. But Jim Clark wass continuting the tradition of Hewlett, Packard, Moore and others, including Gates, with buildings there.<br /><br />Secondly it is NOT Google that made the donation; rather they created the opportunity for Dr. Cheriton to make the donation to Waterloo of his own volition. Having had lots of contact with Stanford over the past several years through both my own work and my son's recent role as a student there (he is also a Waterloo grad), I think the real contribution here is that Dr. Cheriton wants to bring a Stanford standard of research and academic excellence to Waterloo and has provided some seed money to do so. You have to have witnessed the Stanford experience to understand the very high level of student and research achievement there. (and, with 16 Nobel prizes, it's not all commercial by a long shot...)<br /><br />As for Microsoft's contribution to Waterloo, according to the University's website, they made a $2.3 million contribution in 2002. I am sure Alec can fill us in on whatever other synergies exist between Microsoft and U. Waterloo.<br /><br />And, having witnessed Waterloo's growth from a small college in the early 60's to what it is today, they can and will servce Canada proud to set new levels of achievement and performance.Jon Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682272532870959943noreply@blogger.com