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Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:26:54 -0600
Sent from my iPad On Mar 24, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Tore Anderson <tore.anderson () redpill-linpro com> wrote:
* Leo BicknellI think the more interesting question is why would Microsoft pay $7.5 million for something they can, at least for the moment, get for free.A very interesting question indeed! However, they can only get them for free from ARIN if they can document an immediate demand. Perhaps they don't have an immediate demand, and are simply stockpiling addresses for later use post ARIN depletion? Or perhaps they hope to make a profit then by selling them to someone else. Either way, it sure seems they're speculating that the market price of an IPv4 address is going to rise to more than US$11.25. -- Tore Anderson Redpill Linpro AS - http://www.redpill-linpro.com Tel: +47 21 54 41 27
If they are stockpiling and can't justify need, they are doing so outside of ARIN policy and I will be surprised if that doesn't get challenged by ARIN. Owen
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- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Owen DeLong (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million David Conrad (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Randy Bush (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million John Curran (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Randy Bush (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Owen DeLong (Mar 25)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Michael DeMan (Mar 25)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million David Conrad (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Hank Nussbacher (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Owen DeLong (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Joe Provo (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Larry Blunk (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million aaron (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million William Herrin (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Martin Millnert (Mar 24)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Christopher Morrow (Mar 25)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Nick Hilliard (Mar 25)
- Re: Nortel, in bankruptcy, sells IPv4 address block for $7.5 million Christopher Morrow (Mar 25)