[OT] It must be the end of Oracle's fiscal year when ...

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:14:25 -0700
Message-ID: <l2xbf46381004131114x8b98990ftadc744fa4a38b325_at_mail.gmail.com>

... when they don't stop calling you.

(gotta stop answering the phone)

... and when "no", and "we cannot afford it even with steep discounts" are
not acceptable responses.

Oracle: "Can you schedule 30 minutes for me this afternoon to discuss this" Me: "Let me check on the pricing for that. There's no point in discussing it if over a certain threshold, even with steep discounts"

Oracle: "Can you schedule 20 minutes for me this afternoon to discuss this" Me: "Let me check on the pricing for that. There's no point in discussing it if over a certain threshold, even with steep discounts"

Oracle: "Can you schedule 10 minutes for me this afternoon to discuss this" Me: "Please send me the papers you mentioned and I will let you know if we can even discuss this after I check the pricing."

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com

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