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I was about to comment that most customers might expect more support than a bugfix for a $100k support contract, then I remembered my last few interactions with enterprise software vendors.

If anything, it'd probably exceed expectations.

Enterprise support and "no badgering on ETAs" don't quite go together.

I want to live in the fantasy world some of you live in where you expect corporations to cut you a $100k check, no strings attached.

ETAs and individual bounties, I think, are different in a subtle way. ETAs require a strong organziation that can deliver such things. Piecemeal support to fix one bug does not.

Also, I've seen companies cut larger checks for sillier things with minimal conditions, so...

They'll probably lose much more than $100k on the bug impacting their systems.

It's not enterprise support, it's simply paying for priority and nobody would be forcing them to participate in this scheme anyway.

And yes, this would be the only voice they get in the development process. Why shouldn't it be? Apple's had a 12 year free ride so far.

Good point - though I'd argue anything mission-critical should never rely on external SME contractors being hired to fix one-off bugs.. :shrug: