• Pentagon says Microsoft won $10B contract over Amazon fair and square

    Pentagon says Microsoft won $10B contract over Amazon fair and square

    The Department of Defense on Friday reiterated its stance that Microsoft was the best recipient of its $10 billion cloud-computing contract, dealing a blow to Jeff Bezos’ industry leader Amazon. The Pentagon came to its conclusion following a four-month re-evaluation of the contract, which had been awarded to Microsoft over Amazon — long considered the …