> On day 13, we were told pricing had doubled and the original quote wouldn't be honored.

That's because, at the moment they're dictating the market conditions not others. This also happens with monopolies with no regulation (not saying these companies should be regulated), it's just a side effect of their position, even if people do not want to make these changes last minute.

I think the AI sales orgs are just immature. It's hard to say this but Google's Gemini sales team might be more professional.

This will not surprise anyone who knows these outfits are founded on the brazen theft of the work of others.