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Amazon bought 3.0.0.0/8 from GE in 2018 [1]. So part of this is putting into service networks that they previously acquired, probably to keep up with growth. B
by skuhn 5y ago
Amazon bought 3.0.0.0/8 from GE in 2018 [1].
So part of this is putting into service networks that they previously acquired, probably to keep up with growth. Buying in 2018 would have been a MUCH lower price than today -- and it can pretty much only go up!
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18407173 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18407173
- nolaspring 5y agoI worked at GE when this was done. Because a lot of things decided what was GE/not GE based on coming from a 3.x address it caused chaos. They called it 3-dot-geddon