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Luc on Aug 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple Is Not The Most Valuable Company In The Hist...

A long-scale billion is a short-scale trillion. How I hate this confusion! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales

chmars on Aug 21, 2012 [–]

Thanks, I never know which one to use if a use English with a mixed audience.

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