Re: How long will it take to completely get rid of IPv4 or will it happen at all?

[Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>]

This is like the switch to using MX only for email rather than MX. and A for mon MX aware systems.

It will just happen and no one will notice. 
Mark

On 28/06/2015, at 12:48, "Bob Evans" <bob () FiberInternetCenter com> wrote:

> > When will the change happen then you might ask. Very simple. If the
> > largest destinations like fb/twitter and others start to drop v4.
>
> Agreed, IPv4 will be here a long time, because, not one company will risk
> financial loses and stock devaluation over address space. The day that a
> large company flips to IPv6 only in an IPv4 world will be the day to short
> as many shares of that stock as possible.
>
> This creates the big market for IPv4. Costs price per IP address must get
> beyond the price of a good lunch once per month. Because, that's an amount
> that businesses understand and begin to pay attention. IPv4 address space
> is now a profit center and will cost more to the end user than transit and
> network costs... Or... how will IPv6 catch on in any other way ?