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