Microsoft Scores $21.9 Billion U.S. Army Contract For Augmented Reality Headsets

Some employees are not happy about this: “We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used.” With almost $22 billion at stake, Microsoft’s Technocrat leaders ignored those pleas and went ahead to sell the technology to the Army for combat applications. ⁃ TN EditorThe U.S. Army said Wednesday that Microsoft has won a contract to build more than custom HoloLens augmented reality headsets. The contract for over 120,000 headsets cou