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Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

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Re: Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

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I think the "dangerous" precedent being set is now we can stop assuming AWS is the only "cloud" out there. It always amazes me how 1) so many small companies assume AWS must be the only way to go and 2) once there they are so terrified to run work loads on other services. *

* worth noting this is my anecdotal experience, would love to hear stories of which companies do the contrary.

Re: Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

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post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First, these are accusations. Second, Amazon influenced the procurement process themselves by being involved in the process that set the criteria -- structuring it in a way that only they should be awarded the contract.

Third, the Amazon main shareholder and acting CEO also owns a newspaper that’s actively involved in fighting Trump.

WaPo doesn't interfere in contract awards or break the law. Trump's many crimes and some mean words is a false equivalency.

Re: Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

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post #52
post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Third, the Amazon main shareholder and acting CEO also owns a newspaper that’s actively involved in fighting Trump.

WaPo doesn't interfere in contract awards or break the law. Trump's many crimes and some mean words is a false equivalency.

As a member of the free and impartial press it should at least try to be impartial, no democracy can survive with non-impartial press, best-case scenario it all turns into a fight among the oligarchy members (as it’s happening right now).

Re: Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

#54

>> Amazon called the single-supplier framework award “politically corrupted” I wonder when corporations will start taking the place of governments, when they will wage war against each other and kidnap each other's executives? This is the world we're heading towards. There can only be one winner. If they keep asking for more legal privileges for corporations, this is what we're going to get. The government should com…

If we have to live in this kind of world can we at least go the full Shadowrun way pretty please. I could see myself mutated in a giant troll wielding a massive minigun ... and I want to see a dragon fly too!

Re: Microsoft’s $10bn Jedi cloud contract “sets dangerous precedent”, says AWS

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post #34

Wondering if anyone in these comments actually read the post. They are making a legitimate point about an unfair public procurement process that the president interfered in for personal reasons. > There is a recurring pattern to the way President Trump behaves when he’s called out for doing something egregious: first he denies doing it, then he looks for ways to push it off to the side, to distract attention from it…

I didn't read it, and won't. Amazon got out played by msft. Bezos is an amateur compared to the likes of the DOD team at msft, buying a mansion in DC to host parties, come on Bezos, such an amateur move. Getting into a public pissing match with the POTUS, stupid. Crying foul for months and months and then writing a story about your slippery slope theory, amateur, and locks you out of more cloud business with .gov. I…

Except that's not what happened.
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