Top Amazon execs, including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy were subpoenaed earlier this year as part of an investigation into allegedly deceptive practices on prime membership. The FTC rejected that appeal and said instead, let's set a day, bring your lawyer. I think if it was going to be a case, they would say that you've used AWS to subsidize on unrelated industries," he says.
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