As a member of EADS Cassidian, this decision is truly a major blow to us, but it was not unexpected.
I and my colleagues in work believe that the USA has shot themselves in the foot by choosing Boeing. The chance of several thousand jobs being created has gone (Boeing will merely absorb the work without the creation of many jobs). The potential technology share, not just in aircraft, but in the world of comms, cyberspace etc, etc, could be jeopardised. But the point is that it shows to the rest of the world the continual hypocrisy that the USA can display. Open market and fair trading……only when it suits them. Democracy and an elected Government…….only when it suits them.
The USA wants the world to have a fair and level playing field, but they seem to forget (quite often) that the rest of the world expects them to display the same values.
BP should have pulled the plug on them; it’s still a big world out there without them. Even more so these days!