Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by alpha_squared on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:21PM
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> Also, if you read some other threads on HN, there is a strong sentiment that Bezos is "shaking down" North American cities to determine which one is most willing to bend to his will for a secondary headquarters
There's also some sentiment in the Seattle investor/business community that Amazon is using the opportunity as a threat to the city. That it's willing to expand somewhere else if the city doesn't become more friendly towards Amazon's demands/preferences. This certainly lines up well with the idea that Amazon announced a HQ2 without actually naming a city, leaving the media buzz and PR to influence the city of Seattle.
Though these are all rumblings I've heard and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Re:Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is...
by stcredzero on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:02PM
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I just got an image in my head of a GOOG vs. AMZN animated rainbows and ponies battle.
Trump has taken some shots at Amazon (primarily b/c Bezos owns WaPo), so they have been "in the mix" w/ respect to the current political climate.
> That being said, my praise of Amazon is really more praise of Jeff Bezos. If he dies, or has a change of heart, we could be in trouble.
Also, if you read some other threads on HN, there is a strong sentiment that Bezos is "shaking down" North American cities to determine which one is most willing to bend to his will for a secondary headquarters
It's not all rainbows and ponies in AMZN land.