Azure is a force to be reckoned with in the current cloud environment, so I agree about that.
But not because of that JEDI contract. 10B over 10 years is small potatoes. Yes, I know it “represents” a potentially larger long-term commitment, but I don’t see that as a given yet. There’s a lot of perception that the only reason Amazon lost and Microsoft won was because Trump hates Bezos. Whether that’s true or not is immaterial — the perception counts, and will keep Amazon and others in the running.
Besides, while Azure is substantial, it has no social media for the public. Teams is strictly corporate (my company uses it; it’s actually not bad).
I’m forced to use Teams. I don’t like it. Adobe Connect or Cisco Webex are both better.
But Azure has no social media? Why would it?
Let social media be a separate product.
Of course, social media today is a cesspool of rabid online moonbats, but that’s a whole other issue.