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Microsoft snags hotly contested $10 billion defense contract, beating out Amazon
CNBC ^
| 4 hours ago
| Jordan Novet
Posted on 10/25/2019 7:56:51 PM PDT by cba123
Microsoft has emerged victorious in a dramatic competition for public cloud resources for the U.S. Defense Department, beating out market leader Amazon Web Services, the Pentagon said on Friday. The contract could be worth as much as $10 billion over a decade, according to a statement.
Microsoft stock rose as much as 3% in extended trading after the announcement, and Amazon stock dipped less than 1%
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amazon; microsoft; windowspinglist
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Good.
Amazon is really very, anti-trump.
Good move.
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posted on
10/25/2019 7:56:51 PM PDT
by
cba123
To: cba123
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posted on
10/25/2019 7:57:42 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: cba123
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posted on
10/25/2019 7:57:44 PM PDT
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
To: cba123
Would we not all prefer NEITHER?
Bill Gates should be in the same Cell as Bezos.
End of Story.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:01:29 PM PDT
by
acapesket
(all happy now?)
To: cba123
DOD information should not be in "The Cloud".
Not secure and controlled by a non controllable enity.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:09:02 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: acapesket
“We?” What is the basis for your post? Be specific.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:11:08 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: Deaf Smith
Good point. But do you not think the DOD has that covered?
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:19:04 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: cba123
> Amazon is really very, anti-trump. 1) Like MS isn’t ? Tech is open borders 24/7/365.
2) IMHO AWS is vastly superior to Azure. I mean why trust any tech company who can’t patch their own software correctly ???
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:21:47 PM PDT
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING!)
To: cba123
Is there a simple explanation of what we will get for this ten billion? It might be fine, I’m Just curious. Thanks.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:30:54 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
( “Politicians are not , born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: cba123
Washington Post vs. MSNBC ... decisions, decisions.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:43:16 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(Sutor, ne ultra crepidam--Appelles of Kos)
To: cba123
Amazon is fundamentally anti-American and evil. Microsoft is merely profit seeking.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:44:32 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Epstein proves it's all a charade.)
To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:49:26 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: acapesket
Bill Gates hasn’t run Microsoft in over 15 years ...
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:52:48 PM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: cba123
Glad to hear though our work is all on aws.
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posted on
10/25/2019 8:53:53 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: acapesket
Scary having H1B Indians and Communist Chinese access to US government/ military projects. Thats M$’s preferred workforce.
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posted on
10/25/2019 9:46:45 PM PDT
by
Starcitizen
(American. No hypenation necessary. Send the H1B and H4EAD slime home. American jobs for Americans)
To: Deaf Smith
Totally agree. Why trust globalist Microsoft with defense secrets and intelligence? What if their employees decide to hack?
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posted on
10/25/2019 9:55:43 PM PDT
by
Chuck N
To: cba123
I think Amazon lost the contract due to Bezos ah er... release of his ah... bezos.
The military did not like that breach of security.
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posted on
10/25/2019 10:16:25 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....)
To: faithhopecharity
Simple explanation for a $10 billion contract? Never.
Google JEDI RFP and you can read through the entire RFP on fbo.gov - the same one they and Amazon bid on - plus the evaluation criteria the government used to evaluate the actual bid (section L for instructions and M for evaluation to be more specific). It's not just the money. This contract was "best value to the government."
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posted on
10/25/2019 10:28:33 PM PDT
by
tenger
(Why only 435 representatives for 330 million people? Why did they stop raising the number in 1929?)
To: tenger
Thanks. Frankly I’m too busy with other tasks to undertake reading a government website. Besides, it would be more fun to clean the bus station toilet.
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posted on
10/25/2019 10:46:55 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
( “Politicians are not , born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: cba123
I agree... good.
Necessary competition
Microsoft has been an outstanding patron lately. Love it.
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posted on
10/25/2019 11:59:37 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
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