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Re:We're about to hit phase 3 of ARIN IPV4 rationing by masklinn on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @02:59AM (#6132270)
> This could be a fortunate investment that will make them lots of money.

Apple has ~$150b in cash reserves. Selling a /8 would amount to nothing on their balance sheets, whereas owning a /8 can have invaluable uses.

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Re:We're about to hit phase 3 of ARIN IPV4 rationing by davidw on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @04:14AM (#6132445)
Apple is probably a bad example.

Presumably, as the good in question becomes scarcer, its value will increase to the point where it makes sense to sell it, or use alternative solutions.

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Re:We're about to hit phase 3 of ARIN IPV4 rationing by 300bps on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @12:41PM (#6135019)
owning a /8 can have invaluable uses

When IPv6 is fully implemented, an IPv4 /8 will be essentially worthless. Reasonable people can disagree as to when that day will come, but it will come. It's probably not that far off.

Why not sell it or suballocate it while you can still get money for it?

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