Quote of the Day: Amazon, Caught Flat-Footed, Chooses Fleeing Over Fighting – The New York Times

The battle in Queens posed a challenge to one of Amazon’s bedrock beliefs: that being loved by customers is all that matters.CreditCreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times

“Amazon did not understand the local politics on the ground at all. They just took Cuomo’s word for it that everyone would be supportive.”

~BRADLEY TUSK, a venture capitalist who helps technology companies enter regulated markets, on how the tech giant’s decision to pursue back-room negotiations backfired in New York.

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