Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal Wonders Why Dollar Sign $ Is Not Replaced With Indian Rupee Sign ₹ in Products Sold in India, Gets 'Logical' Answers From Netizens

Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola Electric, posted on X asking why the "$" sign was used to sell products in India instead of "₹" which is Indian rupee symbol, netizens reacted to this post and answered this question.

Keyboard with $ Symbol, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal (Photo Credit: X/@bhash)

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal posted on X questioning why the $ sign was not replaced with ₹ in the products sold in India. He shared a picture of the keyboard highlighting the issue as most of the keyboards still come with a "$" sign instead of a "₹" sign. Netizens who read the post of the Ola CEO shared their thoughts on the importance of the dollar sign. A user (@Lalitmishra) said $ was important for coding and defining variables ($variables). He said that replacing it with ₹ would break lots of codes and disrupt development globally. Another user took on Bhavish Aggarwal saying he used $ in his presentations. A user said that $ was important in many programming languages including Perl. Elon Musk Reacts to Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, Says ‘Dangerous Times’.

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal's Post on Using Indian Rupees Symbol Than American Dollar

X User Said $ is Crucial For Coding

$ is an Important Character in Programming Language, Said X User

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal's Post on $ in Presentation

User on X Said, $ Sign Important for Programming Languages Like Perl

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