10e6 microseconds? ;) The quote came from Dave Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president for devices. I feel that people in senior positions such as the person quot

10e6 microseconds? ;) The quote came from Dave Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president for devices. I feel that people in senior positions such as the person quoted are far more focused on metrics and tangible results (e.g. "reduced Q4 defect ppm by X%") so it probably becomes second nature to alter the phrases used favorably. To a passive listener or someone skimming the article, milliseconds can seem far better. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people need to think for a second before realizing 1000 milliseconds = 1 second.