...But he is close.
20 years ago, Bezos was one of those tech guys that was professing the democratizing power of the internet and pushing for serious controls on personal privacy for web denizens. He also seemed to care for his employees.
Two decades later, he only cares about money, pure and simple. Nothing else matters. He hasn't lost his soul, he allowed it to become totally corrupted by his personal greed. He is the epitome of a person that has become the polar opposite of his younger self.
I always thought Bill Gates was a larcenous a-hole from the start, but Bezos has sunk so much lower that the comparison is laughable.
I use Amazon for video and buying stuff when necessary, but I would never have any piece of their hardware in my house. I am not going to buy a listening device from them that, I'm quite sure, they frequently use to hear what's going on with their customers. That capability has already been exposed.
It's a fact that every one of the pieces of hardware that has Alexa tech can store and send audio recordings to Amazon. I don't know about you, but I find that more than a bit Orwellian.
So, when it comes to Amazon using its clout to crush all competition, I truly believe they are doing that. Sony and Panasonic did that in the 70's and 80's with TV's before the government stopped them. Why wouldn't Amazon do the exact same until they are stopped? And make untold billions in the process?
Google and Amazon need to be broken up like Standard Oil and AT&T were. Anything less is unacceptable.