The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoI've been robbed!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1923
arrow-up1923imageI've been robbed!startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhile you are correct, I know no operating system that doesn’t capitalize the K. At the very least not consistently.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI just checked and my Android phone does indeed make the same error. Amazing.
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI guess it’s for consistency. M, G and T are all capital and n, p or μ aren’t relevant for bits and bytes. Makes sense to also capitalize the k. Edit: In case of kbps and Mbps, the capitalization is usually correct though…
While you are correct, I know no operating system that doesn’t capitalize the K. At the very least not consistently.
I just checked and my Android phone does indeed make the same error. Amazing.
I guess it’s for consistency. M, G and T are all capital and n, p or μ aren’t relevant for bits and bytes. Makes sense to also capitalize the k.
Edit: In case of kbps and Mbps, the capitalization is usually correct though…