[arin-discuss] IPv6 Hurdles

[Keith W. Hare]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Howard [mailto:spiffnolee at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:06 PM
> To: Keith W. Hare; arin-discuss at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-discuss] IPv6 Hurdles
> 
>...
> > Until I can go to computer vendor's web store, search for 
> IPv6, and find network 
> > equipment, IPv6 will not be real.
> 
> IPv6 isn't a feature.  Go to the same vendor's web store and 
> enter "IPv4" and 
> you don't see many products.
> 
> ...

A feature is anything the vendor thinks differentiates a product from the competition such that customers are more likely to purchase that product. 

IPv4 support no longer differentiates a product so there is no point in mentioning it. IPv6 support should differentiate products for another couple of years. When IPv6 support becomes as common as IPv4 support is today, there no longer will be any point in mentioning IPv6 support.

Keith