Lest anyone think the December Air Force decision to eliminate Boeing from the competition was due to Boeing's ongoing leadership failures manifesting first as

Lest anyone think the December Air Force decision to eliminate Boeing from the competition was due to Boeing's ongoing leadership failures manifesting first as engineering and manufacturing quality issues, and now as real-dollar design and manufacturing contract eliminations, the rumored reason for the elimination was over contract issues, specifically data rights and fixed bid terms [1]. Would welcome HN'ers with more detailed insights into the data rights and fixed bid terms that were the bones of contention. [1] https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-eliminated-us-air-forces-doomsday-plane-competition-2023-12-01/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-el...