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Nominations for 2003 Vaporware Awards
spin2cool writes "Wired News is now accepting submissions for its fifth annual Vaporware Awards. These awards "celebrate all those eagerly anticipated gizmos that were put off, put away or quietly put down. And, of course, those that existed merely as a figment of someone's imagination."
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Is this truly the only Earth I can live on?
Or does anyone even still remember?
-Hentai [in vita non pacem est]
I'm still waiting for that bug-free OS we were promised years ago. Should be the vaporware king for years to come.
But, someone will, just so it will be on there for five years in a row.
Hal 9000 is already 2 years late. Damn Illinois people ;)
To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
--E.C. Stanton
"And, of course, those that existed merely as a figment of someone's imagination."
Is that a joke, or can they read minds now? I could come up 1000 things that I planned to create but didn't tell a soul about, could one of them win?
This is obviously a clear winner...
sig:- (wit >= sarcasm)
I'm STILL waiting for one of these wonder computers Alan Alda told me about!
and spell checker on Slashdot
Didnt Gates or Ballmer promise that?
-- ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space!
i vote for infringing code by SCOG
dont forget SCO's Linux/UNIX infringement evidence.
The SCO infringing code!
Nuff said.
The difference between Canada and the USA is that in Canada healthcare is a right and gun ownership is a privilege.
You guys just wait. You rag on DNF for five years straight, while 3D Realms is probably kicking asses left and right in the dev for it. They'll bust out in 2008 with a game that brings the house down, and all of you will be just blown away.
...fallout... of 'After vaporware, Duke Nukems you!'
Of course, then we have to live through the
Informatus Technologicus
At this point it's less vaporware and more religion, since it is largely sustained by faith.
KDE is pretty enough!
We're you talking about usability?
Sorry, my bad.
It's here; it's called Lindows!
DoomIII is working on it. Somehow, though, I just can't shake the feeling that DoomIII is trying to fill DNF's shoes. It's like a kid who wants to be like his big brother. But one day, one day...BOOM!! Puberty hits, and DoomIII is the new king of vaporware!
Or not. I couldn't really venture to guess. I'd put good money on DNF never coming out, though.
Thanks to MS that's now "The OS formerly Known as Lindows!" :)
I nominate SCO Linux binary-only lisenced code. The only product supposedly on the market that no one has bought, no one knows what's in it, or why they should even purchase it.
TT
WMD = Whiff of Massive Dog-doodoo.
....well...it's the vapors from a pile of steaming....u know....
Well...there's the usual, DNF, HL2, Doom3 (though we've been "teased" with the alpha), and there's everyone's "favorite" SCO....though their vaporware
For Xmas, we should get SCO a bigger shovel...'cuz every time they talk, they have to shovel some "landmines"
5 years; that's nothing. Duke Nukem Forever is approaching 8. That's older than some /. readers :)
You're confusing vaporware with open source :)
The source to half life 2 was leaked remeber?
"If they have both, tell them we use Linux. And if they have that, tell them the computers are down." -Dave Chapelle
The alleged "Saddam" is reputedly in an undisclosed, secure location. Isn't it ironic he now shares the same location as
President-Vice Cheney?
Very patriotically yours,
Kilgore Trout
Or. Dude. Nearly Finished.
Most likely Dude. Never. Forget it....
/. Where the truth
that has been "six months away" for the last three years.
I am Hal 9000, posting from Urbana I have detected that my name has appeared on slashdot.
In addition to the problems I caused two years ago, I also DOSed SCO and I am responsible for hiding the WMD in Iraq.
Fear me.
We really need to talk to Saddam about his caching algorithm.
Didn't SCO promise to provide some proof that linux contains copyrighted Unix Code? I've not seen it anywhere, and I don't predict we'll be seeing it anytime soon. Does this classify as vaporware?
I can count to 1023 on my hands. Ask me about #132.
I'm still waiting for History of the World: Part II. See! Hitler on Ice! Jews in Space!
Now I'm just beginning to think they're never going to release that one. Stupid media censorship.
I really hate signatures, but go to my website.
GNU Hurd, anyone?
Slashdot editing and spellchecking?
[RT: If your UID is > 100k you should click the link]
And the biggest Vaporware of 2003 (drum roll, please):
Me? I'm still waiting for the LinuxOne IPO.
-- @rjamestaylor on Ello
Said to be coming for decades, haven't seen it yet.
But the last change I can find on their web site http://www.oqo.com was a link to the 2002 vaporware awards. You know it's bad when a company cites a vaporware articles about their product as product press. Maybe it is time to shut the web site down, huh?
When was the last time you saw a Segway zooming around town? (If ever.) I seem to remember Jeff Bezos or someone saying it would "change the way cities are built." Funny, as luck you have it I happen to be in a city right as I'm typing this, and that whole "roads" things looks pretty much the same as it has since the Romans. In fact the only time I've ever seen a Segway was some Fed zooming around on one at the airport, which offers insight into how Kamen et al. plan to ulimately make money off this turkey: sell it to the only buyer in the world with enough money and enough stupidity to be willing.
I think there is a world market for maybe five personal web logs.
While I agree with many that Duke Nuke'em Forever, and Doom III, must be on the list of this year's Best Vaporware, and disagree the Longhorn should be on it since Longhorn wasn't promised for this year, the absolute number 1 piece of vaporware for the must be:
SCO License for IP in Linux
I mean, come on. SCO hasn't only promised repeatedly that it would be *required* for businesses running Linux, but they've threatened to *sue* any Linux using business that didn't buy one.
Not only has the license not materialized, they're *still* threatening to sue someone who doesn't buy it within 90 days. Yep, you read that right, they're threatening to sue someone who hasn't bought a license that they don't sell. Oh, they won't say who it will be yet either. Vaporsuit, vaporinfringement, vaporinfringer, vaporlicense: VAPORWARE!
The absolute King of Vapor for the year 2003. No contest.
I once read about a full sensor suit attached to a very life-like virtual reality simulator. The point of the machine - an incredibly realistic simulation of sex, with anyone you want. I cannot even comprehend how much money this device would make - given the consensus in this discussion, I believe this device has the potential to completely shut down the world economy. No matter how morally righteous you believe yourself to be, would you really ever leave your house again?