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Obviously getting the JEDI contract has implications for Azure/Microsoft far, far beyond the monetary value of the contract itself.
by orf 7y ago
Obviously getting the JEDI contract has implications for Azure/Microsoft far, far beyond the monetary value of the contract itself.
- kerng 7y agoAgreed, and the majority of the positive press and Azure being seen as being a more then viable alternative has already been done. AWS won't be able to revert that change in public perception that Azure has grown up. That's also the reason I don't understand Amazon fighting the decision, because it just makes them look immature now. Better to move on and focus on providing customer value, keep innovating and build better tech. And its very likely MS will win this and get another ego boost over AWS.
- vkou 7y agoThe public perception that Azure is a viable alternative to AWS has been secure long before the JEDI contract was awarded. > That's also the reason I don't understand Amazon fighting the decision, because it just makes them look immature now. In a big enough procurement, if you dig deep enough, there is always some impropriety that you can find, that may get you anything from a small payout to the contract being reversed. It's not a matter of maturity, or technical merits - it's a matter of politics and money.