IPv6 and the Business-Case Skeptics

Julie188 writes "Experts keep screaming that the IPv4 sky is falling. Three such experts were recently asked point-blank to state an irrefutable business case for moving to IPv6 now, and their answer was more plausible than the old refrain (the lack of addresses and a yet-to-be-seen killer IPv6 app). They said that there isn't a business case. No company that is satisfied with all of its Internet services will need to move, even in the next few years. They also pointed out that Microsoft is a unique position in the industry both causing and hindering IPv6 adoption — causing through its IPv6 support in its OSes, and hindering by not extending IPv6 support into very many of its apps."

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Re:You want a business case?

[ShieldW0lf]

Is there anything you CAN'T do? I'm sure there's some edge cases but damn if I notice them.

Run a server. If you can run a server, you can do ANYTHING a computer can be programmed to do. The limits are your imagination.

The fact that you're ignorant about what you can do and don't care that you're not permitted to do doesn't mean other people aren't being restricted. The way things work right now is a perversion of how the internet was engineered to operate.