Yep there are now already 1.000.000.000 computers sold!
Who would ever think that?

I thought the one billion limit had already been exceeded! Maybe I've had a false picture of computerization... :)

Originally posted by philippe
Yep there are now already 1.000.000.000 computers sold!
Who would ever think that?

These people didn't::lol:

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." – Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and walked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." - Editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
"But what ... is it good for?" - Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." – Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977

Boy were they wrong!:D

What qualifies as a "computer" being sold? Is this personal computers only?

Nope its all computers,business computers homecomputers and such...
and ghengis those where funny!:crazyeye: :lol: :goodjob: :king:

TedG = Ghengis :confused:

No, what I mean is that is it "PC"-type computers (which means home, business and supercomputers etc), or all "computing machines". Eg. - car electronic ignitions have computers etc.

PC type computers and sorry i mixed ghengis with tedg becuase of his avatar

Originally posted by philippe
Yep there are now already 1.000.000.000 computers sold!

WOW! Only 1 computer?!:D I think philippe got periods and commas mixed up. ie 1.000 = one 1,000 = one thousand.

Really though 1 billion? Thats alot!

He did not get them mixed up!!! :p

Just because you Americans neither use correct punctuation with numbers nor a real scientific measurement system, does not mean anyone doing it correctly is wrong! :lol:
j/k

In Europe and the rest of the world, 1.000.000.000,00 is the correct writing.
:D

Well, this an...american site!:p:D j/k

In Canada it's just:
1 000 000 000.00

Or at least....that what I was taught.

I still use ,'s

6,000,000,000 people in the world and 1,000,000,000 PCs sold. That's one hell of a market share.

I wish we could agree on a world wide standard of either 1,000 or 1.000!

Give it time and it will be the American 1,000 and maybe by then the Americans will be using the Metric system! :crazyeye:

Lots of computers though.

1.000?
1,000!

We use the Metric system and we use 1,000.

Its 1.000 live with it.We are not going to change it.

Bah, Double Post! How the hell'd I do that with the 30 sec limit?!:confused: :crazyeye:

Bah, no way U.S. is gonna change over to metric system. Think of every thing we would have to change: Road signs, measuring tools...etc NASA might not make as many mistakes though!:p

Originally posted by Lucky
In Europe and the rest of the world, 1.000.000.000,00 is the correct writing.
:D Speak for yourself. In S'pore and the rest of Asia, we use 1,000,000,000.00. :) :p

And we've been using the metric system for ages.

Hah! Commas will win!:p

Originally posted by King of Camelot
Bah, no way U.S. is gonna change over to metric system.

If it ain't gonna, it must be because of some mental barrier. But behold: The Britons did it already, which really is quite amazing. Someone who lives in the UK could give his/her comments on that topic, btw. (Getting a bit off-topic...)

just to mix it up: i prefer 1'000'000'000,00 :D

Here it would be 1.000.000.000,00 (or you could drop the dots, too)

Some people incorrectly (the Finnish standard is for separating decimals is using comma) use the dot for the decimals, I guess that's mostly because they've used calculators at school and at work. Why on earth aren't calculators localised? They've never been.

KaeptnOvi's system is good, since you can't mistake the 's and ,s for each other.

Most people in the UK would write 1,000,000,000.00

Although we're meant to have changed to the metric system, many people still use imperial units though. Road signs are all in miles and yards etc. i personally prefer the metric system - it's easier to use. you are taught with metric units in school - which is probably why i prefer it. i don't have a clue how far 100 yards is, but i would have a pretty good idea of 100meters. many shops still sell items by the pound but they have to put the price/kg on aswell.

Now all we need is our American friends to switch to the sensible metric system and the world will be a slightly better place.

LONG LIVE THE METRIC SYSTEM!!!

Originally posted by mchorlton
[B]LONG LIVE THE METRIC SYSTEM!!!/B]

Yes indeed. Its logicality and uniformity are good reasons for using it. I guess it's one of the best things the French have ever invented!

I find it a bit funny that I know how long a yard is and a Briton doesn't ;) Isn't it like 0.91 metres or so...

While chatting with Americans about temperatures or distances etc. I often use this good metric-imperial converter: http://convert.french-property.co.uk/cgi-bin/convert.pl

It says one yard is precisely 0.9144 metres.

It says one yard is precisely 0.9144 metres.

i'll try and remember that!