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> This came to our DBA team today. I'd appreciate your thoughts. I'm
> not a business guy, just a plain old Apps DBA, but this really pisses me
> off. Is it common practice by MS?
Common to any number of vendors -- including Oracle. They want "partners" to buy into their technology wholesale. Depending on how much you need the vendor and how much they need you the degree of buyin varies.
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