Thread: Is Amazon likely to acquire a Big 5 publisher? And, if so, what would it do with it?
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Old 03-03-2018, 05:07 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
I suspect that Bezos owns the Post for the same reason he donates a lot of money to various politicians, i.e. to influence public opinion and public policy. I seriously doubt public service has a thing to do with it.
Here we agree. Actual public service and altruism without an ulterior motive is very rare.
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