&quot;the anonymous HN commenter is talking out of his ass&quot;<p>Anonymous commenter versus 11-hour old throwaway account... who wins?<p>Looking at a few words in your rebuttal above and combining it with the tone you&#x27;re using, I can come up with quite a few reasons you might not have gotten the discount you sought.<p>I&#x27;d suggest you put down the &quot;CTO email list&quot; and let an actual business person handle this for you. Handshakes and existing relationships still matter in this world. Good luck!