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Re:Linode giving $100 credit to first 1,000 new customers to... by jluxenberg on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @12:24PM (#2008902)
In the states, "$100,000" is one hundred thousand dollars. They are giving away $100 x 1000 = $100,000.
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Re:Linode giving $100 credit to first 1,000 new customers to... by Kurtz79 on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @12:28PM (#2008921)
Oh, my bad, I thought the figure meant $100,000 (interpreted as 100 dollars + 000 cents) each customer.
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Re:Linode giving $100 credit to first 1,000 new customers to... by taylorbuley on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @05:48PM (#2010167)
They have Linodes in the UK. Honest mistake :)
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Re:Linode giving $100 credit to first 1,000 new customers to... by ashleyw on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @08:00PM (#2010663)
The "100,000.00" format is also used in the UK.
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