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Re: Death of the Internet - details at 11

2004-01-13 12:35:55

On 1/13/2004 1:06 PM, Dan Kolis wrote:

Yup, it needs a killer app or feature. Bigger address space was that
feature, but one made moot by NATs.

VoIP and multimedia via SIP without having a resident network engineer in
your attic. 
Enough said?

"in your attic" implies end-user benefit. As I said, I think the hurdles
are in the carrier and equipment space, not the end-user benefits.

Keep in mind that "larger address space" was beneficial towards ISPs, and
not just end-users.

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