"To start, he believes he’s eliminated the technical advantages enjoyed by Amazon, Google and Yahoo. " I hope this is just reporter hyperbole, and not a real q

"To start, he believes he’s eliminated the technical advantages enjoyed by Amazon, Google and Yahoo. " I hope this is just reporter hyperbole, and not a real quote, because if not, that's pretty arrogant, and from a quick glance, pretty wrong .... (I can certainly understand if he hopes to achieve that, but to think he already has is, well, hubris)