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> They don't seem to understand or care that much for PR and give off this hyper capitalistic vibe that turns off many people Markets keep rewarding a behavior

> They don't seem to understand or care that much for PR and give off this hyper capitalistic vibe that turns off many people Markets keep rewarding a behavior/product so nothing is going to change. Amazon.com is convenient and fast for most people. Kindles are great for most people. AWS is default for most people. 2-day shipping is great for most people. As long as most people find their products and services preferable, I'm afraid bad PR won't change a thing (see: stock performance )

throaway1990 7y ago
is that a bad thing? Shouldn't the local governments be smarter in giving fair incentives to tech companies? If $760 M is fair for HQ2, I don't see a problem if it isn't fair then the onus is on elected officials to explain their decisions. I see value in Amazon's product and services, why should I care how they operate and whose arms they twist? If I don't see value in Amazon I am free to buy products and services from other companies.
jorblumesea 7y ago
I don't see a super strong connection between Amazon's business power and how they present themselves. You can make boatloads of money and also still come off as somewhat presentable and not some uncaring monster. There are plenty of companies that operate like that. Amazon just chooses not to. As the article pointed out, it's how Bezos rolls, for better or for worse.
- true_religion 7y ago
  That’s true, but do you want PR or truth? For better or worse, Bezos has always been true to himself and his vision for the company. Without any market pressures to dissuade him, he has never lied and pretended to care about anything more than money, status, and further company success. There is nothing wrong with this. The purpose of government is to set up rules to harness the market so even uncaring monster companies still must do “good” in order to succeed and walk away with money.

throaway1990 7y ago

is that a bad thing? Shouldn't the local governments be smarter in giving fair incentives to tech companies? If $760 M is fair for HQ2, I don't see a problem if it isn't fair then the onus is on elected officials to explain their decisions. I see value in Amazon's product and services, why should I care how they operate and whose arms they twist? If I don't see value in Amazon I am free to buy products and services from other companies.

jorblumesea 7y ago

I don't see a super strong connection between Amazon's business power and how they present themselves. You can make boatloads of money and also still come off as somewhat presentable and not some uncaring monster. There are plenty of companies that operate like that. Amazon just chooses not to. As the article pointed out, it's how Bezos rolls, for better or for worse.

true_religion 7y ago
That’s true, but do you want PR or truth? For better or worse, Bezos has always been true to himself and his vision for the company. Without any market pressures to dissuade him, he has never lied and pretended to care about anything more than money, status, and further company success. There is nothing wrong with this. The purpose of government is to set up rules to harness the market so even uncaring monster companies still must do “good” in order to succeed and walk away with money.