I was referring to the prefix. I mean for nothing is to be changed - except the misconception that when referring to bytes, mega means 2^20. 1 megaminute is, have "always" been, and will always be 1.000.000 minutes (minute is however not an SI unit, but i think the term megaminute is fairly correct, technically speaking).
What good is an international standard (SI) if it's not homogeneous?
I personally love the binary prefix and will try to start using it even more in daily speech.
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I was referring to the prefix. I mean for nothing is to be changed - except the misconception that when referring to bytes, mega means 2^20. 1 megaminute is, have "always" been, and will always be 1.000.000 minutes (minute is however not an SI unit, but i think the term megaminute is fairly correct, technically speaking).
What good is an international standard (SI) if it's not homogeneous? I personally love the binary prefix and will try to start using it even more in daily speech.