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by sradman 2147 days ago
> He talks as if his work revolutionized the world and Jeff Bezos is a god among men.

I read the Tweets as an appreciation for Bezos’ vision, specifically acting on a non-consensus prediction at a moment when the core businesses was struggling.

The Kindle ecosystem includes the store and the reader apps, not just the e-ink reader. New business models that cannibalize existing core businesses are non-trivial to implement in a large company.