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Re:Google Brass Set 2023 as Deadline to Beat Amazon, Microso... by cbmuser on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @07:22PM (#21820576)
What's a 1E8? I couldn't find an explanation on its meaning.
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Re:Google Brass Set 2023 as Deadline to Beat Amazon, Microso... by joeraut on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @07:31PM (#21820645)
It's 100,000,000 represented in scientific notation. In this context, a $100M company.

1E8 = 1 * 10^8 = 100,000,000 (xEy = x * 10^y).

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Re:Google Brass Set 2023 as Deadline to Beat Amazon, Microso... by jacquesm on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @07:24PM (#21820587)
A 100 M $ business.
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Re:Google Brass Set 2023 as Deadline to Beat Amazon, Microso... by scarejunba on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @08:39PM (#21820971)
Thanks, guys. I should have been clearer. It was on that order in committed spend[0]. The business itself is valued in the billions.

0: Maybe I'll say "on the order of a hundred million" next time.

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