[HN Gopher] Amazon's Jeff Bezos 'may have lied to Congress'
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       Amazon's Jeff Bezos 'may have lied to Congress'
        
       Author : boto3
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2021-10-18 20:10 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | blunte wrote:
       | Not suggesting that this practice is ok or reasonable, but many
       | other big tech companies have used similar advantages to steal
       | from smaller innovators.
       | 
       | Apple, Microsoft, and Google have all copied novel technologies
       | from their smaller business partners, effectively shutting out
       | the creators.
       | 
       | Walmart and other big chains have used their sales information to
       | know which products were worth making "house brand" copies of,
       | then promoting those alongside the original ones.
       | 
       | Heck, even lying to Congress has been common and largely
       | unpunished for years now.
       | 
       | American capitalism is a formidable power.
        
       | hsnewman wrote:
       | Any heading that has the word 'may' indicates that the article is
       | questionable.
        
         | badRNG wrote:
         | The word "may" here indicates that the facts of the case will
         | need to be decided by US Congress, not the BBC. The fact that
         | Congress is considering "criminal investigation" of Bezos over
         | his testimony is both credible and newsworthy, regardless of
         | what the facts of the case are decided to be.
        
           | zcw100 wrote:
           | Yes, but too many media outlets have abused the "may" thing
           | so badly that maybe it's just better to say, "Congress
           | considers launching criminal investigation into Bezos
           | testimony"
        
             | nuerow wrote:
             | > _Yes, but too many media outlets have abused the "may"
             | thing so badly that maybe it's just better to say,
             | "Congress considers launching criminal investigation into
             | Bezos testimony"_
             | 
             | I don't agree at all, and your assertion contrasts with
             | what is clearly stated in the article.
             | 
             | The BBC article quotes the letter signed by five members of
             | the US House Judiciary Committee which states:
             | 
             | > _" At best, this reporting confirms that Amazon's
             | representatives misled the Committee. At worst, it
             | demonstrates that they may have lied to Congress in
             | possible violation of federal criminal law," the letter
             | states._
             | 
             | BBC provides a direct quote. It was the committee members
             | which stated that Bezos "may have lied", not BBC. It's as
             | unambiguous as it gets.
        
             | badRNG wrote:
             | Generally I'd agree. But it is the BBC, and it directly
             | quotes the letter from the US House Judiciary Committee to
             | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, which is the source for this
             | article.
        
       | zepto wrote:
       | Now that he isn't CEO, he can go to prison without harming the
       | employees and investors.
        
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