IPv4 has lasted for this long for all the points already given. But the NAT protocol does not only make it possible for devices and users to use private IPs but in the process bring about cost reduction.
Now with IPv6 addressing the issue of IP address shortage; what of the cost element? Are all reputable IPv6 free or would be paid for like public routable IPv4 addresses?
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