During a s/w products life it will reach a pinnacle of functionality and performance. Subsequent releases of the software tend to diminish from that pinnacle and merely becomes a licensing/revenue raising exercise with lower quality releases as a result.
by giuliocc May 26, 2009
A "phat number" is some marketing sales buzz factoid that is true in a specific context but mis-leading the audience in a deceptive way.
For instance saying something is 99% fat free, is true but a useless number as the sugar content is usually more important and is manufactured into foods at un-healthy levels.
Phat numbers are also commonly used in IT circles when large corporations (Microsoft/IBM/Oracle) are trying to sound up beat about their market share.
For instance saying something is 99% fat free, is true but a useless number as the sugar content is usually more important and is manufactured into foods at un-healthy levels.
Phat numbers are also commonly used in IT circles when large corporations (Microsoft/IBM/Oracle) are trying to sound up beat about their market share.
Saying McDonalds burgers have only 6% fat. (But 60% carbohydrates) is a phat number.
Saying that sweet yoghurts are 99% fat free is another phat number, because it's the sugar that makes you fat.
Detergents with claims that their product "Contains no phosphates" or 0% phosphate, when the fact is that phosphates do not exist in any detergent, so it's a phat number.
Saying something is "free" or 0 dollars when you need to hand over a credit card number before signing up, makes 0 (zero) a phat number.
IBM reports they have acquired 18000 new customers is a phat number as they do not qualify what is a "new customer". Is it clients who upgraded s/w ? or clients who have not had IBM s/w before ? Very ambigous so it's a phat number.
Saying that sweet yoghurts are 99% fat free is another phat number, because it's the sugar that makes you fat.
Detergents with claims that their product "Contains no phosphates" or 0% phosphate, when the fact is that phosphates do not exist in any detergent, so it's a phat number.
Saying something is "free" or 0 dollars when you need to hand over a credit card number before signing up, makes 0 (zero) a phat number.
IBM reports they have acquired 18000 new customers is a phat number as they do not qualify what is a "new customer". Is it clients who upgraded s/w ? or clients who have not had IBM s/w before ? Very ambigous so it's a phat number.
by giuliocc January 19, 2010
Someone who insists on only eating meat and does not give a crap about political correctness, by all those flatulent vegetarians.
Will only eat vegetables providing there is a side of cow/fish/chicken associated with it, or they will be deeply offended about the lack consideration shown by vegetarians who insist on omitting meat from a regular meal
Will only eat vegetables providing there is a side of cow/fish/chicken associated with it, or they will be deeply offended about the lack consideration shown by vegetarians who insist on omitting meat from a regular meal
by giuliocc June 11, 2009
Megan Fox is DADS.....Or Jessica Simpson is DADS or.. Kyle Sandilands is DADS... Pete Doherty is DADS.. (Sorry to any fans for these celebs in advance)
by giuliocc October 07, 2009