Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks

Re:Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks by core-questions on Monday March 11, 2019 @06:35PM (#19363542)

I agree, but since so many companies still do this, the math must work out such that having sales staff work out the prices results in higher profits even including lost sales to people like yourself who won't jump through the hoops.

The polar opposite of this would be Atlassian, who publishes every price and doesn't negotiate at all. At least it's easy to deal with...

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Re:Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks by arbie on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:42PM (#19365233)

> Atlassian [...] doesn't negotiate at all.

Untrue if you license multiple products from them at scale.

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Re:Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks by clan on Monday March 11, 2019 @06:44PM (#19363611)

It is quite hard to A/B test. And the sales people making the bonus is often part of setting the strategy.

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Re:Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks by mattdeboard on Monday March 11, 2019 @06:58PM (#19363707)

> since so many companies still do this, the math must work out

survivorship bias

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