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"
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French
1 entries- fumiciel noun (An advertised product, whose launch is questionable)
Indonesian
1 entries- peranti siluman noun (An advertised product, whose launch is questionable)
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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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