Amazon Blames President Trump For Losing JEDI Contract

Amazon Blames President Trump For Losing JEDI Contract

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Amazon Web Services accused President Trump of influencing the decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract, known as Jedi, to Microsoft. Amazon claims Trump's criticism of the company and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, affected the outcome. The Pentagon, however, stated there were no external influences on the decision. Amazon has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the contract award process. Other companies, including Oracle and IBM, have also raised concerns about the bidding process.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason Amazon Web Services claims it lost the contract to Microsoft?

Technical shortcomings

Lack of experience

President Trump's alleged bias

Higher bid price

2.

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the contract awarded to Microsoft?

Enterprise Cloud Initiative

Defense Cloud Project

Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure

Cloud Defense Initiative

3.

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How much is the JEDI contract potentially worth?

$20 billion

$10 billion

$5 billion

$15 billion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which company filed a lawsuit regarding the JEDI contract decision?

Oracle

Google

IBM

Amazon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Besides Amazon, which other companies have expressed concerns about the bidding process?

Google and Facebook

Apple and Microsoft

Oracle and IBM

Intel and Cisco