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Announcing the list of finalists was in poor taste. Amazon could have at least let unchosen smaller cities believe they were seriously considered.
by ethbro 8y ago
Announcing the list of finalists was in poor taste.
Amazon could have at least let unchosen smaller cities believe they were seriously considered.
- esrauch 8y agoI assume the point was to get people (property owners, other constituents) in those cities put on pressure to the local government to land to deal even with more favorable terns for Amazon
- dorfsmay 8y agoWhy? Anoucing early who's out prevents those contenders to spend more money and waste further time with the bid.
- untog 8y agoThey could be notified privately. After all, all details of the negotiations had been private up until that point.
- ethbro 8y agoIndeed. The announcement and the mundanity of the finalist cities was pretty shitty to all the smaller towns Amazon insinuated could be in the running. I live in on the finalist cities, but I also have good friends in a nearby regional hub who made a good faith effort. It would have been one thing to tell them "We didn't select you." It's something different to say "We're still considering cities, but definitely not yours."