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for the rest of us
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adj. [from the Mac slogan The computer for the rest of us ] 1. Used to
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describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable
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products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very
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overpriced products. 2. Describes a program with a limited interface,
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deliberately limited capabilities, non-orthogonality, inability to compose
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primitives, or any other limitation designed to not confuse a naive user.
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This places an upper bound on how far that user can go before the program
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begins to get in the way of the task instead of helping accomplish it. Used
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in reference to Macintosh software which doesn't provide obvious
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capabilities because it is thought that the poor lusers might not be able to
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handle them. Becomes the rest of them when used in third-party reference;
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thus, Yes, it is an attractive program, but it's designed for The Rest Of
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Them means a program that superficially looks neat but has no depth beyond
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the surface flash. See also WIMP environment , Macintrash , point-and-drool
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interface , user-friendly.
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