@patriksvensson Purchasing: "We need to tell the [IT giant] that they cannot discontinue support for this product [with a monopoly on the market], and that they should give us [a company of 500 users] discount on [already heavily discounted] licenses, else we're going to buy a different SW [where there's none]?"
Me, IT: "Sure. Here are the contact numbers. Let me know how it goes".
... two weeks later...
Purchasing: "So, we called them and... Price stays the same and we have to upgrade."