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Re:UK Engineers raise concerns over proposed switch to imper... by maxcbc on Saturday October 15, 2022 @09:40AM (#33214715)
I mean its a silly idea but I don’t see why systems would necessarily need updating if people chose to sell in imperial measurements.

1 - any seller would likely in any case have to list the metric equivalent anyway.

2 - all imperial measurements are now defined by metric measurements anyway.

3 - any company choosing to sell B2B in imperial measurements would likely find itself at a commercial disadvantage, as businesses in the UK almost always work in metric.

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Re:UK Engineers raise concerns over proposed switch to imper... by the_mitsuhiko on Saturday October 15, 2022 @09:52AM (#33214833)
The proposal as far as I’m aware requires businesses to also provide imperial units. That at the very least will require labelling changes and to have internal inventory systems to also need support for imperial units. It seems entirely nonsensical.
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