On 29/04/2013 10:09 PM, Mark W. Farnham wrote: > the truth behind our marketing message of the early 1990s: 'We're not > successful if you're not successful!'" (I've still got that t-shirt.) and then, - PING! - we all woke up.... > This would require that Oracle remember the value of satisfied customers to > marketing and sales and decouple the expenses of support from some fraction > of the maintenance fee structure. What, and de-capitalize the "let's become the CA of the new millenium" acquisition program? Database customers are the cash cows of lah-lah-land marketing on bleeding edge technologies and shall never be considered anything else! Perish the thought! > I personally think it would be a strong strategic move. If they want my help > they know where to find me. Don't hold your breath... -- Cheers Nuno Souto dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l