We moved to the 1,000 million definition of a billion ages ago. Only a few die-hards are keeping to the million million definition. Everyone else probably doesn't have a clue that we ever used the million million definition at all.
Depends what country you're in. In the UK, MS shouts quite a lot about the fact there's a Welsh localisation of Office. True, it had to create it to get any government work, but it's still there and there's definitely money in it for MS.
I remember watching RISE when Derren Brown was on and Sue Perkins [the only woman named after a type of cigarette] wondering why all magicians and illusionists always have to dress and look like The Master...
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We moved to the 1,000 million definition of a billion ages ago. Only a few die-hards are keeping to the million million definition. Everyone else probably doesn't have a clue that we ever used the million million definition at all.
Depends what country you're in. In the UK, MS shouts quite a lot about the fact there's a Welsh localisation of Office. True, it had to create it to get any government work, but it's still there and there's definitely money in it for MS.
I remember watching RISE when Derren Brown was on and Sue Perkins [the only woman named after a type of cigarette] wondering why all magicians and illusionists always have to dress and look like The Master...