Microsoft Wins USDA Deal
December 15, 2010
Short honk: Not too exciting for the GOOG. Microsoft allegedly won a cloud services deal for the US Department of Agriculture. You can get the details in “Cloud Power or Cloud Compromises: You Choose.” Let’s assume the news item is accurate?
Is it time for Google to reassess its approach to selling to the US government?
Questions to answer include:
- What’s Microsoft doing that Google is not?
- Is Google’s reputation creating an invisible “shields up” for procurement teams?
- Does taking legal action against US government procurements generate apprehension?
- Does the US procurement method stress Google’s ability to follow directions no matter how addled?
I don’t know the answers to these questions. Someone may want to tackle them.
Stephen E Arnold, December 15, 2010
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