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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by lapcat on Friday October 25, 2024 @07:50PM (#41951190)
> there is no support for that in the article.

Untrue. At the top, "KEY POINTS: In a 2019 lawsuit, Amazon claimed it lost a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to Microsoft because Trump used “improper pressure ... to harm his perceived political enemy” Bezos."

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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by nickff on Friday October 25, 2024 @08:02PM (#41951283)
Non-sequitor. We cannot deduce Bezos’ motives from Trump’s vengefulness.
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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by lapcat on Friday October 25, 2024 @08:13PM (#41951352)
> We cannot deduce Bezos’ motives from Trump’s vengefulness.

Why not?

You personally can refrain from any speculation, if you wish, but it's nonetheless the most obvious explanation. Moreover, your own speculation is implausible:

> perhaps this is a return to more profitable and credible roots.

This last-minute backpedaling makes The Washington Post look much worse than an endorsement. The new non-endorsement "policy" wasn't announced in advance. It came only after the editors had already drafted an endorsement of Harris, and at least one editor resigned as a result. The Post now appears less credible rather than more.

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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by cryptonector on Friday October 25, 2024 @11:55PM (#41952408)
What is Trump seeking vengeance for?
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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by ipaddr on Friday October 25, 2024 @10:20PM (#41951988)
If the capital gains / wealth tax plan goes ahead it would cost Jeff much of his fortune. $10 billion over ten years is peanuts.
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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by acjohnson55 on Saturday October 26, 2024 @01:17AM (#41952714)
But it would also cost his peers proportionally.
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Re:Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala H... by ipaddr on Sunday October 27, 2024 @01:24AM (#41960054)
Not someone like Bill Gates who moved his wealth into non-profits he controls. Jeff can't just sell Amazon and move out so easily.
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