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Chump change for Bezos. Really.

• talltimtom 8y ago
  It’s Amazon the company not Bezos the person.
  • stygiansonic 8y ago
    At this point, can you really separate the two? Most of Bezos’s wealth is tied up in Amazon, and he is virtually in control of the company.
    • baud147258 8y ago
      Well it's not directly out of his pockets. It might impact this year's bottom line, but he didn't paid the 1M directly.
    • the_duke 8y ago
      According to Bloomberg [1] he owns "just" 16.4 percent. Sure, he is CEO and probably has a large influence on the board too. But just based on stock, he doesn't even seem to have a blocking minority. (Unless he has a lot of preferred shares of some kind).
      • astrodust 8y ago
        He's the shot-caller. Nobody else has that much influence in the company.
• twblalock 8y ago
  > Chump change for Bezos. Really. Ok, then how much should he have given? Keep in mind that Wikipedia didn't even need the money, because they have enough already.