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by chasd00 2552 days ago
yeah and good luck deciphering their licensing. I'm a SF consultant and SF called the CEO of my company and told him to tell me to stop "socializing pricing" with one of my clients.

It really pissed me off since I have a long and trusted relationship with this client, if i can't give her a ballpark on licensing costs for some feature portfolio then what good am i as a consultant? God, it still pisses me off to even think about.
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cosmodisk 2546 days ago
You are not playing this in a right way. It's not your job to know the prices.Tell them they need to contact Salesforce for tbis, however you could give some tips on how to negotiate a good deal.This way you'll keep both Salesforce and your client happy.
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StudentStuff 2552 days ago
Sounds like Salesforce just wants to extract the maximum in BS licensing possible from each client...
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thrav 2552 days ago
What company doesn't do their best to get customers to pay the full cost of their licenses?
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wernercd 2552 days ago
Pay the full cost of a license is one thing...

hide details and nickle and dime (if 20/k/year is a dime) is another.

The main issue with garbage companies like Oracle and Salesforce isn't that they charge... or that they charge a lot...

It's that the REAL cost of using their garbage is hidden and obfuscated and difficult to pin down.

https://www.contactmonkey.com/blog/salesforce-pricing-hidden...

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