vaporware
<jargon> /vay'pr-weir/ (UK "vapourware") Products announced far in
advance of any release (which may or may not actually take place). The term came
from Atari users and was later applied by Infoworld to Microsoft's continuous
lying about Microsoft Windows.
See also brochureware.
[Jargon File]
(2004-11-16)
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