They either didn't kiss the right ass or pay the right bribe within the current administration I imagine.

MS has been particularly extreme for longer (decades, at least). Surely it is a statement of intent to others as well anyway.

amazon is paid up until the end of the year. they funded the 'bezos toilet' in the ballroom.

As someone with inside knowledge of both, yeah, it's wild. I bet even conspiracy theories will fall short of explaining what's going on there.

Orange man saw that tech CEO was from India. Case closed.

amazon is far worse than microsoft

Bezos has been paying bribes/donations to Trump. MS has not. This is just a shakedown.