Eli5 Why there arent like 20gb USBs instead each usb has twice as much as the previous(8gb,16gb,32gb,64gb,128gb

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Eli5 Why there arent like 20gb USBs instead each usb has twice as much as the previous(8gb,16gb,32gb,64gb,128gb

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Bits and bytes are exponential starting with 1. It’s the same reason that ram modules generally follow the same pattern. It’s also the reason that 1kB is actually 1024 bytes and not 1000.

There are some instances where it isn’t followed but it’s just easier that way.