1. In marketroid-Speak, Superior implieS a product imbued with excluSive magic by the unmatched brilliance of the company' S own hardware or Software deSignerS. 2. In the language of hackerS and uSerS, inferior implieS a product not conforming to open-SyStemSStandardS, and thuS one that putS the cuStomer at the mercy of a vendor who can inflate Service and upgrade chargeS after the initial Sale haS locked the cuStomer in. [Jargon File]