Jeff Bezos being suid for hating Elon Musk
Sep. 1st, 2023 02:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayne*snicker*
This is absolutely true, but obviously a little more complicated than that. You need to remember that Bezos, like Musk, owns a rocket company, Blue Origin. Theoretically it competes with SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, but let's face it, BO doesn't do much.
Amazon is theoretically going to launch a satellite constellation called Project Kuiper, which is a satellite internet thingie much like what Musk is operating. BO doesn't have the lift capacity right now that actually works, so they're going to another rocket company to get their satellites into space.
And they didn't consider SpaceX - which has the lift and availability right now, and is pretty darn reliable. Bezos and Amazon are being sued by a pension fund, and I'll let the article speak for itself, because the words just make my heart glow when billionaires go after each other: "Shareholders of a pension fund that includes Amazon stock have sued the company, its founder Jeff Bezos, and its board of directors for "breaching their fiduciary duty" as part of a contract to acquire launch services for the Project Kuiper megaconstellation.
The lawsuit, filed on Thursday and first reported by the Delaware Business Court Insider, alleges that in purchasing launches for Kuiper, Amazon failed to consider SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket. This was the only prudent choice that would have enabled Amazon to launch half of its constellation by a 2026 deadline, the lawsuit states.
The plaintiffs say that the Falcon 9 costs less than its competitors and has other advantages, such as being available now. Nevertheless, the lawsuit alleges, SpaceX was never considered due to an intense and personal rivalry between that launch company's founder, Elon Musk, and Bezos, who has a competing rocket company in Blue Origin.
"Given these factors, Amazon’s persistent refusal to even consider SpaceX—and the Board’s failure to question its exclusion—lays bare the extent to which Bezos’ personal rivalry influenced Amazon’s procurement process," the lawsuit states."
Pass the popcorn! As much as I hate Musk - and Bezos, for that matter - I'll bet he split a gut when he read about this.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/pension-fund-sues-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-for-not-using-falcon-9-rockets/
This is absolutely true, but obviously a little more complicated than that. You need to remember that Bezos, like Musk, owns a rocket company, Blue Origin. Theoretically it competes with SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, but let's face it, BO doesn't do much.
Amazon is theoretically going to launch a satellite constellation called Project Kuiper, which is a satellite internet thingie much like what Musk is operating. BO doesn't have the lift capacity right now that actually works, so they're going to another rocket company to get their satellites into space.
And they didn't consider SpaceX - which has the lift and availability right now, and is pretty darn reliable. Bezos and Amazon are being sued by a pension fund, and I'll let the article speak for itself, because the words just make my heart glow when billionaires go after each other: "Shareholders of a pension fund that includes Amazon stock have sued the company, its founder Jeff Bezos, and its board of directors for "breaching their fiduciary duty" as part of a contract to acquire launch services for the Project Kuiper megaconstellation.
The lawsuit, filed on Thursday and first reported by the Delaware Business Court Insider, alleges that in purchasing launches for Kuiper, Amazon failed to consider SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket. This was the only prudent choice that would have enabled Amazon to launch half of its constellation by a 2026 deadline, the lawsuit states.
The plaintiffs say that the Falcon 9 costs less than its competitors and has other advantages, such as being available now. Nevertheless, the lawsuit alleges, SpaceX was never considered due to an intense and personal rivalry between that launch company's founder, Elon Musk, and Bezos, who has a competing rocket company in Blue Origin.
"Given these factors, Amazon’s persistent refusal to even consider SpaceX—and the Board’s failure to question its exclusion—lays bare the extent to which Bezos’ personal rivalry influenced Amazon’s procurement process," the lawsuit states."
Pass the popcorn! As much as I hate Musk - and Bezos, for that matter - I'll bet he split a gut when he read about this.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/pension-fund-sues-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-for-not-using-falcon-9-rockets/
