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Is it me or putting the figure "100,000", is meant for people to mistake it for "100.000"?

But, if I'm not mistaken, there is nothing like it in reality, it should really be "100,00" unless the Fed are planning to introduce new currency that is 1/10 of a cent...

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In the states, "$100,000" is one hundred thousand dollars. They are giving away $100 x 1000 = $100,000.

Oh, my bad, I thought the figure meant $100,000 (interpreted as 100 dollars + 000 cents) each customer.

They have Linodes in the UK. Honest mistake :)

The "100,000.00" format is also used in the UK.

Nope, they really mean $100,000: 1000 customers * $100

Yep, got it now.

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