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They either didn't kiss the right ass or pay the right bribe within the current administration I imagine.

Ironically, this makes me like Microsoft slightly more. I guess they didn't splurge for the solid gold painted copilot logo as tribute.

MS has been particularly extreme for longer (decades, at least). Surely it is a statement of intent to others as well anyway.

Rather surprised MS didn't kiss the ring enough to avoid this or offer to fund the renovations to the Trump Kennedy Center.

I read that MS was looking to supply some of the 'load bearing' material for the Arch.

Perhaps they performed appropriate groveling and flattery before the naked emperor, but he forgot.

amazon is paid up until the end of the year. they funded the 'bezos toilet' in the ballroom.

As someone with inside knowledge of both, yeah, it's wild. I bet even conspiracy theories will fall short of explaining what's going on there.

Orange man saw that tech CEO was from India. Case closed.

amazon is far worse than microsoft

Bezos has been paying bribes/donations to Trump. MS has not. This is just a shakedown.