That might be sufficient for the internet as we know it today, but it's a short sighted view. As applications, and especially devices, move more to a p2p architecture, each online agent will need to be uniquely and globally identified. The paradigm of "open a browser and type in the url" is just one use case. I want my refrigerator to be able to talk to my car, and my watch to be able to talk to my tv. Those scenarios will require more addresses.
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Wouldn't it be the same as Eclipse -> WebSphere for IBM?
That might be sufficient for the internet as we know it today, but it's a short sighted view. As applications, and especially devices, move more to a p2p architecture, each online agent will need to be uniquely and globally identified. The paradigm of "open a browser and type in the url" is just one use case. I want my refrigerator to be able to talk to my car, and my watch to be able to talk to my tv. Those scenarios will require more addresses.