commander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoValve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square200linkfedilinkarrow-up1569cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1569external-linkValve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200www.theverge.comcommander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square200linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareoopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-219 days agoI would love to see information about why some countries do that. It’s called a point.
minus-squarericdeh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·19 days agoIt is called a decimal separator. Should be obvious why languages that use a point for it would call it “decimal point”. Other languages refer to it as comma.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 days agoIt really bugged me until I realize it basically means 919 euros AND 0 cents. Whereas in North America we basically would say $919.99 meaning $919 dollars and 99% of a dollar.
I would love to see information about why some countries do that.
It’s called a point.
It is called a decimal separator. Should be obvious why languages that use a point for it would call it “decimal point”. Other languages refer to it as comma.
It really bugged me until I realize it basically means 919 euros AND 0 cents.
Whereas in North America we basically would say $919.99 meaning $919 dollars and 99% of a dollar.