[_eht]

Serious question: why would I want to purchase this as a poster?

Asking as a nerd, but maybe not a very specific data oriented nerd.

[Underphil]

Don't really understand the purpose of this question. If you want it, you want it. If you don't, you don't.

[themoonisachees]

I find these maps make great screensavers or desktop backgrounds. Why not a poster? That said maybe I'll wait a few years before ordering the ipv6 poster, I have black paper at home.

[joe-collins]

I could see it being a neat illustration in a high school classroom.

[doodlesdev]

I agree, it would be much cooler to 3D print it, using the image as a heightmap. Maybe even make 4 separate pieces to increase scale. Preferably in a FOSS 3D printer using home-made plastic, with the models uploaded from a PDP-11 only using the shell.

[loveparade]

I agree, but I think it would almost as cool to reproduce the 3D model in Minecraft, hire people to keep it up-to-date in real time, and then project that into your room. Or maybe a stadium.

[mike_hock]

For decorative purposes. Just like having a globe or a map.