In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

Re:In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M ... by fireattack on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:28PM (#21539069)

What does "mm" in $800mm mean?

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Re:In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M ... by tlb on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:30PM (#21539088)

Million. Because, in the old days, accountants used 'm' for thousand. I prefer the modern style of k=1e3, M=1e6, B=1e9.

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Re:In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M ... by mplanchard on Thursday November 14, 2019 @07:06PM (#21540986)

I believe this is because 1000 in Latin is “mille” (also modern French), so 1 million is one thousand thousands.

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