Because it would be literally correct. Kilo means 1000, not 1024.

"kilo" means what people take it to mean in any particular context. In computing, it is overwhelmingly power of two even today, and if you don't use it in this manner you have to clarify to be understood properly.

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lukan 2 days ago | parent [-]

Sure. I assume the ship has sailed already and I certainly won't die on that hill to change the meaning again, but still the word "kilo" literally means 1000 and it would have been more consistent to use it like this and for 1024 use a (slightly) different word.

	▲	fc417fc802 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		In this context it's a unit prefix, not a standalone word. SI specifies a widely adopted system that defines and then uses a set of prefixes in a consistent manner. But we aren't forced to use SI everywhere without reason.

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ratrace 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It would be "literally correct" for you but obviously incorrect to everybody else who has the understanding that a kilobyte = 1024 bytes

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NetMageSCW a day ago | parent | prev [-]

As a (computer) expert, kilo clearly means 1024 in my domain.