It is nice to hear that Cameron Roy approves this contract, but it is hard to understand the basis for his approval. It appears to be cheaper than something else... but what ?

It is claimed that "The agreement will save the initial participating institutions up to $4 million over the 13-year life of the contract." A $4 million dollar savings is great--but (again) it is a savings as opposed to what? Furthermore, I am sceptical that any estimate of savings can be accurately predicted 13 years into the future.

I try to teach my students that advertising claims such "better than" and "cheaper than" and "new and improved" have to be measured against something.

Hilary Turner