The argument isn't the news here. We were all familiar with Bezos' argument before reading this article (and most of us already agreed with the argument). The

The argument isn't the news here. We were all familiar with Bezos' argument before reading this article (and most of us already agreed with the argument). The reason this is newsworthy is that it is coming from Bezos. He might as well say "I agree with A." Whatever your prior feelings about A, the statement is only informative to the extent you care which side Bezos is on. That said, to the extent his credibility influences anyone, I'm glad to see he's speaking out.