[aliswe]

"With Amazon, it’s a whole different ballgame," says Zac Manchester, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University. “The thing that makes Amazon different from SpaceX and OneWeb is they have so much other stuff going for them.” If Kuiper succeeds, Amazon can not only offer global satellite broadband access—it can include that access as part of its Amazon Web Services (AWS), which already offers resources for cloud computing, machine learning, data analytics, and more."

Does that quote sound fishy or what?

[almost_usual]

It sounds like marketing for AWS.

[maxdo]

maybe this guy will receive some amazon cloud bonuses for his students :) At least our discussion will support some education projects and also make some amazon Guys more happy :)

[gaukes]

I’ve seen this a lot with professors of industry-focused business schools in universities. I think they’re either getting funding / paid or using the connections to pull strings.

These professors usually consult with a lot of government organizations and older companies. If you can make these professors your corporate shill, I guess it’s good marketing.

[aliswe]

Did you see the doc "Bananas" where Dole paid a prof to issue a statement comparing it to the antisemite propaganda of ww2 germany?