RE: [lir-wg] Discussion about RIPE-261

["Michel Py" <]

Andre,

> Andre Oppermann wrote:
> We see a very common occurence here. The moment an open
> and very competitive market has matured, the (remaining)
> players start (whether implicit or explicit) to hinder
> new entrancies into the market. This is either done by
> denial of (direct) access or policy barriers.

You get it backwards. It is in the best interest of the router cartel to
continue riding Moore's law forever and end up with a billion entries in
the routing table which would allow them to keep renewing the installed
router base every other year because naturally they cap memory and CPU
in every model for the sole of being able to sell you a stinkin' new one
two years later. And yes I am a stockholder of the router cartel.

The reason they say they can't guarantee being able to ride Moore's law
is because they see a risk that it happens. The very fact that they are
actually looking at alternatives to Moore is worrisome.

Michel.