• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    internet speeds are measured in bits so they can artificially inflate numbers.

    cause selling 100mbit sounds a lot meatier than selling 12mbyte.

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      9 months ago

      Not really. It’s easier to measure a count of a thing than it is to measure a count of groups of 8 of a thing. It’s just easier to display when you’re not wasting the cycles to devide it by 8 all the time.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 months ago

      the only realistic reason i can think of this, is to describe over the wire speed. Shits easy enough to convert once you hit the end point though, so meh.