Why don't we all just form an agreement to specify MBytes as 1024x1024 Bytes. And of course 1Byte as 8bits. There's really no need for Gibi unless you want to be extremely anal.

The article linked to recently proposing a "standardization" of abbreviations was ludicrous to say the least. They've created more grey area than is needed. There's simply a wrong way and a right way - don't need to muck things up any more than they have been in the past. HD manufacturers will always use base 10 (1000x1000 bytes for a MB) becaue it allows them higher numbers to market with. And using a mix of the two bases, such as 1000x1024 shoud just be avoided.

Bruno