eli5 why is file/folder size is in bytes but speed counts are mostly in bits?

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eli5 why is file/folder size is in bytes but speed counts are mostly in bits?

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Marketing for the most part. Bigger number sounds better for speeds so things are advertised with the bigger number. They don’t expect grandma to know the difference between bit and byte and grandma of course is gonna take the speed that’s 8 times bigger.

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