I would argue that IBM&#x27;s business is selling golf courses and Orlando software-and-wine conferences to CEOs, for having witnessed it, because honestly, which sysadmin would accept to <i>run</i> such horrible pieces of software (IBM Rational Suite or IBM FileNet), let alone... pay for it, really? It looks like nothing more than corruption of officers on fiduciary duty.<p>Secret pricing is exactly <i>how</i> they conduct that business: With no public price, employees can&#x27;t challenge IBM&#x27;s consultants to provide the value they&#x27;re charged for. If all from Atlassian to SpaceX publish their pricing, any other behaviour should trigger a SEC investigation.