[wccrawford]

I wonder if there isn't a hidden threat there, too... That they'll pull jobs from California if they don't get their way?

They're obviously able to choose where the jobs go, or this offer wouldn't make sense at all.

[masterzora]

That's not a hidden threat; that's been an open threat for ages. Amazon has a history of pulling out operations in states that try to pass similar laws and they said they'd do the same in California. This offer was an attempt to avoid that.