Comments on: Bits, Bytes, and a Lawsuit http://www.pcmech.com/article/bits-bytes-and-a-lawsuit/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Micah Cantrell http://www.pcmech.com/article/bits-bytes-and-a-lawsuit/comment-page-1/#comment-30780 Micah Cantrell Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:56:01 +0000 844196904#comment-30780 I don't think this is really all that ridiculous. How hard would it be for the companies in question to just label based on the same system that a computer uses(binary). The numbers would be a lot closer. The only reason they don't is because they want to advertise a bigger size, which is a lie. they are a quirk of computing to purposely mislead consumers. How would you like it if your accountant used the same sort of practices? I don’t think this is really all that ridiculous. How hard would it be for the companies in question to just label based on the same system that a computer uses(binary). The numbers would be a lot closer.
The only reason they don’t is because they want to advertise a bigger size, which is a lie. they are a quirk of computing to purposely mislead consumers.
How would you like it if your accountant used the same sort of practices?

]]> By: james http://www.pcmech.com/article/bits-bytes-and-a-lawsuit/comment-page-1/#comment-5447 james Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:44:09 +0000 844196904#comment-5447 this lawsuit is definitely ridiculous. FAQs regarding the hard drive size discrepancy has been posted all over the 'net, and the explanation is very easy to understand. it's really sad how laziness and ignorance can win you a lot of [undeserved] money these days. this lawsuit is definitely ridiculous.

FAQs regarding the hard drive size discrepancy has been posted all over the ‘net, and the explanation is very easy to understand.

it’s really sad how laziness and ignorance can win you a lot of [undeserved] money these days.

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