> Edho P Arief October 29, 2009 11:37 AM >> Bob Beck October 30, 2009 12:13 AM >>> There are many stupid ideas in other operating systems, I >>> don't see why we should be required to implement them. >> >> Yeah, and the discussion of my ass is a more productive discussion >> than talking about making df display "marketing gigabytes" >> > > for some reason I'm kind of offended by "SI = marketing" equation. > > note that I'm not suggesting anything. Things like this are already > confusing and changing anything will probably just add even more > confusion, etc.
It is not meant to deride the SI system, it is meant to deride the reason that drive manufacturers use it. Just marketing psychologist know to sell twenty dollar items for $19.99 (!) they know that your average consumer is more likely to buy a 500 GB drive than a 465 GiB drive.
