It is curious that Bezos didn't also acquire WaPo labs when he released this statement right after the purchase was announced: > "There will, of course, be cha

It is curious that Bezos didn't also acquire WaPo labs when he released this statement right after the purchase was announced: > "There will, of course, be change at The Post over the coming years. That’s essential and would have happened with or without new ownership. The Internet is transforming almost every element of the news business: shortening news cycles, eroding long-reliable revenue sources, and enabling new kinds of competition, some of which bear little or no news-gathering costs. There is no map, and charting a path ahead will not be easy. We will need to invent, which means we will need to experiment...I’m excited and optimistic about the opportunity for invention." [1] Based on Malda's statements, it sounds like they are trying to tackle the same problems. [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jeff-bezos-on-post-purchase/2013/08/05/e5b293de-fe0d-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jeff-bezos-on-post-pu...