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Or Liar sues Liar?
California lawyer sues Microsoft claiming storage space on Surface tablet less than advertised[^].
Does he have a point? Not really, I'm thinking. Because the ASUS Android 32GB tablet had stuff (preinstalled Apps) on the 32GB card when I bought it. And I think that's where the Android OS is installed (or is it installed in ROM?).
Sounds like he has buyer's remorse.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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If it's a successful lawsuit it sets a precedent for every single hard drive ever bought.
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Yeah, that's true. No more selling a 956 GB drive as a 1TB drive just because 956 * 1024 * 1024 = 1,002,438,656 bytes.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Or a 149.5cc motorbike as a 150.
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**snort** 
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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I know, I need the extra 68 megabytes I was promised!
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LMFAO!
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: No more selling a 956 MB drive as a 1TB drive
This drive seems to be about 1023GB short of a TB... 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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LOL, typo...
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: No more selling a 956 GB drive as a 1TB drive just because 956 * 1024 * 1024 =
1,002,438,656 bytes.
Hard drives are measured in decimal megabytes so it would be 956 * 1,000,000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte#Definition[^]
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OH really? I guess it depends on the manufacturer then. Because the Seagate 1TB drive I have only has 956MB. But it's called a 1TB drive.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: Because the Seagate 1TB drive I have only has 956MB. But it's called a 1TB drive.
Seagate explicitly explains that for them "1 TB" is "953,674 MB" and I am still am unclear both what you are measuring and how you are measuring it.
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/172191en[^]
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That may be, but that's not how it's advertised. In any case, I'm not complaining, you misunderstand. I was merely pointing out that almost everything we buy is "rounded up" in some way. It's almost a lie, but not quite, since most of us see through it and understand. It does bother me though. Just a little. Because the naive initiate (n00b) will assume that 1MB = 1024*1024 Bytes, not 1000*1000 bytes since that's what's taught in school.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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MS should go ahead to court.
And bring up what lawyers call billable "hours". 
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I've never seen a PC advertised for sale anywhere that has the amount of free space on the hard drive advertised rather than the total size.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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And I'm pretty sure most ads have fine print that specifically say useable space is less than the total advertised space.
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Yes, there is fine print. I remember back when I bought a "200 gb" hard drive when they were top of the line, and it clearly said in the fine print that the actual capacity would be less, so I wasn't put off when I saw it was 186 gb after formatting it.
"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus
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Indeed.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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If he'd like to delete all those pesky operating system files and applications he'd have his full 32 gig. And a brick, with a kickstand.
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I think he has a point: it's not like you could remove all of the pre-installed files and make use of the space. They should be made to advertise usable space like:
32GB total/16GB usable.
It's like buying a car advertised with a 10 gallon tank: you would be mighty pissed to find it only has space for 9 gallons because the rest of the space is reserved for the gas pump or other equipment.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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The issue is that people buying these things are less tech savvy than we are. We take these things for granted and MS probably is accustomed to a world where these things are known.
I will say, I bet W8 takes up more space than Jelly Bean, making the issue worse on a Windows tablet.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Christian Graus wrote: The issue is that people buying these things are less tech savvy than we are.
Absolutely which is why they should be made to be honest about what they are selling. You and I take it for granted that we don't actually get the advertised space but maybe we are also wrong for accepting that.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Well, the size of hard drives is a flat out lie. The size of the memory on the tablet, is true, it's just that some of it is in use.
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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What an idiot... 
"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus
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