With Softbank playing such a big role I wonder if there is some component of incumbents playing this up to try to curb the influence of Softbank ? (Iremember Sequoia raising 8 bil. fund specifically because they needed a more equal footing with Softbank).
The cynical part of me says it matters now because there are special interests that for one reason or another have an interest in reducing SA influence or want some concession from SA and in reality it has 0 to do with SA being a brutal absolute monarchy which it has being for a long time.
Be that as it may, it's good if being a brutal absolute monarchy is a liability you can be attacked for, even if those attacks only happen when there's someone on the other side.
