Our hard-and-fast rule was that if we couldn't see it, it still resided in that special zone called "Vaporware."
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Vaporware
/ˈveɪ.pə.wɛə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "vaporware" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
empty promisefalse promise
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
marketing hypephantom productunreleased product
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4 entriesdelayed releasefalse advertisingunreleased hardwareunreleased software
Collocations
5 entriespersistent vaporwaresoftware vaporwarevaporware announcementvaporware industryvaporware project
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Vaporware appeals widely to industrial and consumer buyers.
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Some would say that Microsoft engaged in a subtle form of vaporware by preannouncing its product before it was actually ready to be delivered, then, at the last minute, announcing a short delay.
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