Year after year after year, tech companies promise spectacular products that twinkle and shine in demos and press releases, but slowly begin to fade and dim as the promised release dates near.
Welcome to the shadowy, spectral world of vaporware, a product purgatory where goods are promised, but not delivered.
Now in its eighth year, Wired News' annual Vaporware Awards celebrate all the wonderful gewgaws of 2004 that sadly never saw the light of day. And 2004 was a very good year for vaporware. A vintage year, indeed.
Full article at Wired
Wired takes a look at the top 10 Vaporware of 2004
Posted on Friday, January 07 2005 @ 20:43 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck