Don't boycott amazon because of WikiLeaks.

Re:Don't boycott amazon because of WikiLeaks. by jdp23 on Sunday December 05, 2010 @01:56PM (#1972309)

"If Amazon gets sued and bankrupt, then I'm absolutely fucked."

is this really the core issue here?

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Re:Don't boycott amazon because of WikiLeaks. by mathgladiator on Sunday December 05, 2010 @02:07PM (#1972359)

For amazon's business model, yes.

Amazon doesn't have a philosophical goal, they are a business with customers. One customer's goal is another customer's nightmare. Amazon has to be a balancing force between everyone's computing needs.

This was probably a marketing decision. Do they want the PR challenge of supporting wikileaks? I doubt it. Either way, they are screwed from a PR point of view. They just took the safer option for the business rather than an ideological one (which seems like an ideological one, but it is more business centric).

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Re:Don't boycott amazon because of WikiLeaks. by adriaanb on Sunday December 05, 2010 @03:47PM (#1972622)

What would happen if they didn't took steps?

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Re:Don't boycott amazon because of WikiLeaks. by mathgladiator on Sunday December 05, 2010 @03:50PM (#1972631)

Honestly, probably nothing. The ideal step would have been to turn a blind-eye, but when you have lawyers and marketers....

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