GiB vs. GB

[Thiago Macieira]

Charles Samuels wrote:
>How is telling people the size of a file a disservice? People who see
> GiB will think of it as "something like a GB" - and they'd be right,
> 1073741824 is pretty close to an SI GB (1000000000). Most people don't
> even know the difference between a "GB" and an "MB". All they know is
> that their hard disk stores so many MP3s, and that their disk is 60%
> full.

I've seen people ask why they can't put a 4.5 GB file in their 4.7 GB DVD. 
The problem is not choosing one way or another way, it's being 
consistent.

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