Microsoft has just bought 666,624 IPv4 addresses belonging to the Canadian operator that went bankrupt Nortel for $ 7.5 million. A sign that Microsoft and the rest of the world are not ready to move to IPv6, the firm decided to take the lead in buying a large block of addresses to $ 11.25 per unit. 470 000 of them will be available immediately.
The rest will be made available to Microsoft once the liquidation is complete. Prices are rising, but rumors in the bodies responsible for distributing the addresses would argue that Microsoft simply decided to buy and resell for profit. Others believe that Microsoft made a reservation to address future needs.
Whatever the comments, one question keeps coming up "is a legal transaction? . If we stick to the rules of ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers American or register for Internet Numbers), the answer is negative. The regulation provides that the address block is made from Nortel to ARIN to be redistributed to those who need it most.
IP addresses can be exchanged directly between clients. The question is however whether the body will complain. Apparently, yes. Otherwise, this precedent is likely to hatch a gray market of IPv4 addresses. 
The rest will be made available to Microsoft once the liquidation is complete. Prices are rising, but rumors in the bodies responsible for distributing the addresses would argue that Microsoft simply decided to buy and resell for profit. Others believe that Microsoft made a reservation to address future needs.
Whatever the comments, one question keeps coming up "is a legal transaction? . If we stick to the rules of ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers American or register for Internet Numbers), the answer is negative. The regulation provides that the address block is made from Nortel to ARIN to be redistributed to those who need it most.
IP addresses can be exchanged directly between clients. The question is however whether the body will complain. Apparently, yes. Otherwise, this precedent is likely to hatch a gray market of IPv4 addresses.
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