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Five Billionth Device About To Plug Into Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-many-fingers-is-that dept.

alphadogg writes "Sometime this month, the 5 billionth device will plug into the Internet. And in 10 years, that number will grow by more than a factor of four, according to IMS Research, which tracks the installed base of equipment that can access the Internet."

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  1. haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You mom has five billion devi-oh screw it.

  2. Owner of that device wins a big reward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The owner of the five billionth device will receive 5 billion Flooz.

    1. Re:Owner of that device wins a big reward by delinear · · Score: 4, Funny

      Cue lots of "Congratulations, you are the 5 billionth device to connect to the internet, click here [and submit your personal data] to win a prize!!" flash banners...

    2. Re:Owner of that device wins a big reward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Cue lots of "Congratulations, you are the 5 billionth device to connect to the internet, click here [and submit your personal data] to win a prize!!" flash banners...

      What in the... Oh. My. GOD! Look! Everyone, look! It's someone on Slashdot actually using the proper word when they're using the phrase "cue lots of X"! They didn't use "queue lots of X"! Unbelievable! This is an incredibly rare find! My friends, we are witnessing an event that hasn't happened once in the history of Slashdot, and probably won't ever happen again until long after our grandchildren and their children are long dead!

    3. Re:Owner of that device wins a big reward by AndrewNeo · · Score: 3, Funny

      I think you meant 'que?'

  3. Sounds wrong to me by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds wrong to me. My IP address is only 127001 and I've not had this computer for very long.

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    1. Re:Sounds wrong to me by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 4, Funny

      How long have you had it? I mean I got mine not too long ago and I'm all the way up to 1921681100! Clearly its growing exponentially.

    2. Re:Sounds wrong to me by mutube · · Score: 4, Funny

      Haha I just logged into your IP address and found a load of donkey porn! Pervert!

      Wait? What?

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    3. Re:Sounds wrong to me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think it depends on which country you are in.

      Mine is fe8064bdcf91f17e. I am in Europe so this must be the metric system.

  4. Re:devices... by Score+Whore · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...there's nothing even a simple portscan could do...

    You know, if you aim low you'll certainly succeed.

    (Generally if you are going to use the phrase "there's nothing even can do", then should be something powerful. Such as "my plan is coming to fruition and there is nothing Superman can do to stop me." Contrast that with "my plan is coming to fruition and there is nothing two week old infant can do to stop me.")