Re:Seesmic’s CEO: We built it, they didn’t come
by gojomo on Saturday June 27, 2009 @03:42AM
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You got it. It feels more natural for me to use the financial practice 'MM' than the scientific/computing 'M' for 'mega' when talking about dollars... though I'm sure I've sometimes used 'M'.
I suppose the fact that the unit has already been declared as a prefix -- '$' -- also sways the choice away from SI abbriviations just a little. 'M' for 'mega' is usually a unit prefix. So the usage consistent with MB or Mb or MHz or MW for dollars might actually be '12M$', which is just weird.
Everyone seems to use '$12K' for thousands, though, because the Roman M would be too prone to confusion.
I suppose the fact that the unit has already been declared as a prefix -- '$' -- also sways the choice away from SI abbriviations just a little. 'M' for 'mega' is usually a unit prefix. So the usage consistent with MB or Mb or MHz or MW for dollars might actually be '12M$', which is just weird.
Everyone seems to use '$12K' for thousands, though, because the Roman M would be too prone to confusion.