Jeff Bezos is stepping down to pursue his dream of opening an independent bookstore

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I think he was hoping for a "Notting hill" style ending the first time around and was bummed when he ended up creating an ecommerce giant instead. Maybe he'll be lucky this time around

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You’ve Got Mail sequel?

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Independent bookstore my @$$. The guy made 90B last year and has a new hot GF. Guess being CEO isn’t his thang anymore.

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