I'm frequently surprised, given Amazon's size, how little of a non-US presence it has. It's in other countries, sure, but not in the same way as the US. Seeing things like this makes me wonder if Amazon doesn't know how to adapt to other markets.
A $5 billion AWS investment in Mexico:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-region-in-mexico-is...
Regional and national media are swallowing it up, yeah the country needs the investment, but at what price ? Gov still mum on what it took to 'land' the deal (tax/land break).
I remembered the Amazon HQ2 hoopla from years back, that U.S state/local govs were turning over backwards to land it, offering a lot of incentives. And I just looked the yesterday, that deal (HQ2) is still on hold and it was for just as much ($5 billion).
Until fines reach levels that actually impact the pay of the CEO, they will continue to be ignored.