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]