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Re: Lightly used IP addresses
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:25:57 -0700
On Aug 14, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Bret Clark wrote:
On 08/14/2010 11:27 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:I was at a trade show several months back. I watched a series of people walk up to a vendor and each, in turn, asked about IPv6 support. The vendor told each, in turn, "You're the only one asking for it." I walked up to the vendor and took my turn being told "You're the only one asking for it." I pointed out that I had seen the other people get the same answer. The sales person admitted he was caught red handed and explained "We're working on it, but, we don't have a definite date and so our marketing department has told us to downplay the demand and the importance until we have something more definitive."What company was that? I find it rather odd that any marketing group in any company would tell a sales team to downplay a possible future migration path; especially in the case of IP6 which isn't a possible future migration strategy, but IS a future migration strategy. That's one company I don't want to do business with if that's what they are telling their sales team...shows lack of a road map and a total lack of any understanding of this industry!
I won't name names as that company has since changed their tune and there is nothing to be gained by publicly embarrassing them. Owen
Current thread:
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses, (continued)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Jeffrey Lyon (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses John Curran (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Jeffrey Lyon (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses John Curran (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses David Conrad (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Jeffrey Lyon (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Owen DeLong (Aug 14)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Bret Clark (Aug 14)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Owen DeLong (Aug 14)
- RE: Lightly used IP addresses Frank Bulk (Aug 14)
- RE: Lightly used IP addresses John Springer (Aug 16)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Dan White (Aug 16)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses John Curran (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses John Curran (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses John Curran (Aug 13)
- Re: Lightly used IP addresses Randy Bush (Aug 13)