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Wired Releases Annual Vaporware List

Posted by Hemos on from the where's-the-product dept.

alacqua writes: "Wired has an article titled Vaporware 2001: Empty Promises which is a top-ten list of last year's vaporware. 'You've Got Smell!' made it, but the Justice Department did not. Says Wired, 'Speaking of Microsoft, some smart-aleck readers opined that the most vaporous thing in tech last year was the Justice Department's failure to deliver on its promise to punish Bill Gates for his company's monopolistic misdeeds -- but we thought that a bit of a stretch.'"

14 of 311 comments (clear)

  1. frist ps0t again?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i own you dumbasses. clint mathis.

  2. probably not the first post by Carp+Flounderson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but definitely the first fish

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    1. Re:probably not the first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      you may have got the first fish, but...

      I AM A FISH!

  3. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  4. Re:Slashdot moving to PNG from Gif by gmhowell · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Old Slogan:

    Slashdot: News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.

    New Slogan:

    Slashdot: Do as We Say, Not as We Do.

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  5. Re:Slashdot moving to PNG from Gif by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are the differences between PNG and Gif?

    Which one is better at compression?

    Are the encoders copywrited?

    Which one is supported more?

  6. What is this? by hogsback · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know it's not Duke Nukem Forever, but what is Duke Nukem Endangered Species?

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  7. Re:Vapourware? Thank God! by jafac · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    you're being sarcastic, right?

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  8. Re:Vapourware? Thank God! by SirSlud · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I know he's a troll. I can tell, cause he certainly ain't in the OS market .... ;)

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    "Old man yells at systemd"
  9. Re:Who came up with the name iSmell anyway? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hope they don't use iSmell in combination with Roger Wilco or else when I want to play Quake I might have to let up on the bean burritos.

  10. Re:stinky... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh yes, it would tremendously increase the GoatSe.cx shock index factor for us trolls by at least 55%.

    Imagine goatse.cx, with sight, smell, and sound.. it would accost all the senses!

  11. Re:Labelling by sabinm · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You are one of the greatest trolls ever. what I'd really like to see is an all out troll fest between you and "Listen Up"

    That would be soooooo cool.

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  12. Where are our robots? by slashkitty · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    http://www.RunABot.com/ - has over 8,000 online chat bots. Create your own.

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  13. 4,682,407,936 bytes of PORN!! by The+Porn+Count · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    UPDATE 02:53: Oh no! I now only have 37,532 porn files (4,682,407,936 bytes)! I decided to delete some old crappy ones. Looks like its time to peruse alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.* some more! Woohoo!!

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