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Originally Posted by Fbone
You can't relocate a $5 billion hdqrs and 50,000 employees overnight.
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I simply don't think HQ2 has anything to do with Seattle politics. Those are trivial compared to Amazon's global reach.
Amazon isn't a unitary company. At this point, it is more properly considered a consortium. An empire of separate and distinct businesses and facilities scattered all over the world. There is no significant advantage to having all HQ staff in one city, one time zone. Or even one country. (Toronto!)
HQ2 is most likely a prelude to future moves. Like a split between the retail and technology functions. Or the growth in business to business or in personal services. Or in their international operations. Maybe all of the above.