On Wed, 27 May 2009 07:46:30 -0700, Rick Froman >The link in the article is incorrect. They meant to use the following link: > > http://journalism.missouri.edu/undergraduate/web-media-player.html
Well, this link is certain more up to date though the rationale is still fuzzy. >So University of Missouri School of Journalism is still in the running for >Mike's "Top Ten Stupidest Things A University Has Decided To Do". They should have no fears as there are many, many universities in contention for this honor (including gool old NYU). >However, they do give their reasons at the link above and they don't >require the iPhone. So the headline is technically incorrect. Perhaps the author of the original article was misinformed, confused, or any number of conditions that would lead to an incorrect headline and story. >They strongly suggest the iTouch and they do require an Audio-Visual >Web Media player and they say the iTouch has everything you will need >and they don't believe any of the competitors do. The iPhone will also >meet the requirements but the phone capability is not required. Tranlation: we're familiar with Apple products and can't be bothered to use other devices such as the Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet see: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000Y4AH3C/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance It's kind of like a university standardizing courseware on Blackboard and forcing everyone to use it until Blackboard suffers a massive failure and/or the university can no longer afford to use it. If Apple goes out of business, where does that leave the university and the users? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
