| When they say | They really mean |
| ALL NEW | Not compatible with previous versions |
| ADVANCED DESIGN | Upper management doesn't understand it |
| BREAKTHROUGH | It nearly booted on the first try |
| NEW! | It comes in different colors from the previous version |
| DESIGN SIMPLICITY | It was developed on a shoe-string budget |
| EXCLUSIVE | We're the only ones who have the documentation |
| FIELD TESTED | Manufacturing does not have a test system |
| FOOLPROOF OPERATION | All the parameters are hard coded |
| FUTURISTIC | It only runs on the next generation supercomputer |
| HIGH ACCURACY | All the directories compare |
| IT'S HERE AT LAST | We've released a 26 week project in 48 weeks |
| MAINTENANCE FREE | It's impossible to fix |
| PROVEN PERFORMANCE | It worked through beta test |
| MEETS QUALITY STANDARDS | It compiles without errors |
| REVOLUTIONARY | The disk drives go round and round |
| SATISFACTION GUARANTEED | We'll send you another copy if it fails |
| STOCK ITEM | We shipped it once before and can do it again, probably |
| UNMATCHED | It's almost as good as the competition |
| UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCE | Nothing ever ran this slow before |
| YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT | We finally got one to work |