So, what does all this matter when we're down to two-letter acronyms? KB, MB, GB ??

The only confusion that I have ever found with computer storage or data rates have been when people either accidentally or purposefully attempt to confuse an abbreviation for bit and byte. Or sometimes leave that abbreviation off entirely (popular with products from the East many years ago).

These new "standards" will do nothing to combat that problem. I don't think the "misuse" of the term Mega, Kilo and Giga are a problem whatsoever for the majority of people. A portion of that majority will know what they're talking about, and the rest won't care either way.

Bruno.