I totally disagree. This was a smart interviewer setting the tone early - one, the interviewer appealed to Bezos' ego to get the PR handler's rules dismissed (

I totally disagree. This was a smart interviewer setting the tone early - one, the interviewer appealed to Bezos' ego to get the PR handler's rules dismissed (win - Jeff answered questions about AWS) and made it clear that PR answers wouldn't be acceptable (fail - Jeff was remarkably on message). Interviewers are supposed to get interesting answers out of their subjects. Being combative and having a point of view are tactical decisions, not a sign of being unprofessional. (As an aside, Sarah Lacy's fawning over Zuck was a tactic that failed. It also might have worked if it wasn't up on stage in front of everyone. Different tactics work for different interviewers and different subjects in different settings and times.)