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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What action did Amazon take in response to the contract award?

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Which companies, besides Amazon, have complained about the bidding process?

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