Re: MS' deep pockets
A university is not a goddamn business
Umm, I think you'll find it is.
UK students pay tuition fees of £9k pa. Students from outside the UK pay a substantial amount more. (and if you have to ask the price you can't afford an MBA) Universities now talk about competition - from other Universities both at home and abroad. That's just the teaching side of things.
Then there's the research grants/contracts, consultancy, etc.
So a University is most definitely a business and it has to look at the services it offers its customers (studemts, researchers, etc) and the money it charges. A name (Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, etc) will only carry you so far.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
