OK, so maybe I'm feeling a little growly toward the world.
I scheduled an appointment to discuss prices with a vendor I'd like to use. And when I hopped in the meeting, their agenda was to get more information about us and our needs so that we could schedule the real pricing meeting at a later date.
My guy, I just want an order of magnitude estimate so I can see if this is even worth discussing. We talking $100? $10,000? Help a time-starved engineer out, would ya?
@tek I hate this sales tactic with all my being. In equal conditions, I always recommend the vendor with the more straightforward pricing scheme. Even better if it’s available right in their website.
I also understand that some platforms are harder to estimate because implementation is different for each client, but don’t try to fool me with general tools like a MDM or UEM.
@tek @ASalazar I just had a process like this. No price on the website, "contact sales". So I do. Guy insists on a call. I tell him to write down whatever he would say. After 4 rounds of email and several days, we get to the numbers, an order of magnitude too high.
Bonus: when I said that we would need at least 80% off, the conversation didn't end! How serious is your pricing scheme if this is an option?
(We didn't go further, because the team found a better tool that is also FOSS.)
Tekniquelly correct
ASalazar 
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