Amazon Is ‘Surprised’ the $10B JEDI Deal Went to Microsoft

AWS controls more of the market than any other vendor

Late Friday, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Microsoft—not Amazon—is the recipient of a cloud contract reportedly worth $10 billion that’s been up for grabs for nearly two years.

According to The New York Times, it’s a 10-year deal to modernize the military’s computer systems, much of which still operate on 1980s- and ’90s-era technology.

Amazon, whose cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) reportedly controls 45% of the market, counts the Central Intelligence Agency among its clients and was the odds-on favorite.

Doug Stone, an AWS spokesperson, said the company was “surprised” by the decision.

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