You know what's worse? DB2 for iSeries. Pisses me off to no end that pulling JTOpen from Maven is crazy easy, but if you want to access your data from any other language prepare to shell out thousands of dollars for "DB2 Connect" (per server!) because it's totally incomprehensible that even though you've already payed through the nose for IBM i that you shouldn't be charged for accessing the data anywhere else.
"Hi $BIG_COMPANY, we'd like to expand our usage of $SOFTWARE that we've already got a $BIG_MONEY license for. Where can we get client drivers for a new app that will use it?"
"Hi $CUSTOMER, that's great news. Send us a check for $MORE_MONEY and we'd be happy to help."
"Hi $BIG_COMPANY, to clarify, we're already paying $BIG_MONEY for a license for the server and we'd like to expand our usage of it. That means in the longer term we'd be more entrenched into using it and would likely renew your contract."
"Hi $CUSTOMER, that's great news. Send us a check for $MORE_MONEY and we'd be happy to help."
