> I think there must've been some sort of agreement between HDD manufacturers after they settled on decimal sizes
Agreeing a standard does not necessarily imply evil conspiracy! If you look at the specs of drive that simple quote bytes. The rounded numbers are marketing, as much by the resellers as the manufacturers.
Agreeing a standard does not necessarily imply evil conspiracy! If you look at the specs of drive that simple quote bytes. The rounded numbers are marketing, as much by the resellers as the manufacturers.