Here's some more speculation:
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2008/db20081019_258155.htm
It mentions Ballmer instead of Gates, but I think Gates would be brilliant,
and he's got more time on his hands. Bill Joy believes that technology will
destroy us all, probably some time this century, so I'm not sure he's the
right guy. And Bezos would be a strange choice; he's not really a tech guy.
But in any event, no matter who gets the job, I think it's fantastic that
Obama is doing this. The mere existence of this position gives us a
potential ally in high places.
Vote early and often for metric at http://obamacto.org
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From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:12 PM
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:42004] names mentioned in the news as candidates for CTO
--Bill Gates (Microsoft)
--Bill Joy (Sun Microsystems)
--Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
--Eric Schmidt (Google)
--Vint Cerf (Google)
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