This has been Oracle's business model forever. The price you pay (off base price that is) is based off off the price they estimate you can pay and what it woul

This has been Oracle's business model forever. The price you pay (off base price that is) is based off off the price they estimate you can pay and what it would cost to migrate off to something else. Also, they purchase 3rd party applications at a regular basic to make sure new customers/hostages are always coming in the front door.