There’s nothing to be sour about. It’s just a political circus at this point. The current narrative is that Trump pushed to eliminate the clear winner and forced the Pentagon to pick a technically inferior solution out of personal vendetta.
That's true. Azure is the only credible competitor and does have a meritorious horse in this race, but it's unlikely that the Trump didn't get involved.
Azure might still have won, who knows, but it's hard to believe there wasn't political interference.
What would equalize things would be for Gates to purchase the NYT and then it'd be an even contest, with Trump in office
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I can’t imagine this level of impropriety will withstand a legal challenge, and regardless, the optics will be so bad even if MS gets to keep it.
Azure might still have won, who knows, but it's hard to believe there wasn't political interference.
What would equalize things would be for Gates to purchase the NYT and then it'd be an even contest, with Trump in office