[dashundchen]

Because it's not as if they didn't already have a public backlash against the HQ2 search, against their labor practices globally, and even in their hometown Seattle where they dominate.

Seeing as the state controls the incentives and the governor and mayor were on board, there was a decent chance they would have gotten the incentives no matter what local opposition was, and eventually the issue would have been dropped. For incentives totaling billions, it's difficult to imagine them dropping the whole thing over some heated meetings with councilpeople and union leaders.