Nominations for 2003 Vaporware Awards

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Nominations for 2003 Vaporware Awards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday December 15, 2003 @03:32AM from the amusing-traditions dept.

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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And the winner is ... by bigjocker · 2003-12-15 03:32 · Score: -1, Redundant

WMD on Irak

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wmd.sourceforge.net by The+Ape+With+No+Name · 2003-12-15 03:33 · Score: -1, Redundant

Weapons of Mass Destruction anyone? I await the flames with my OvGloves.

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The granddaddy of them all by Ralph+Wiggam · 2003-12-15 03:36 · Score: 3, Redundant

Until Duke Nukem Forever is released or officially canceled, they shouldn't waste their time with Vaporware awards. We know what's going to win.

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bets by ooby · 2003-12-15 03:36 · Score: -1, Redundant

My money is on Duke Nukem Forever. It's outlived Alien vs. Predator, Warcraft III and FFVII. Or should I say its has yet to outlive them?
Insert Duke Nukem Forever comment here by John+the+Kiwi · 2003-12-15 03:36 · Score: -1, Redundant

Every year around this time we celebrate the infamous DNF "when it's finished" release date, I'm still looking forward to it, it's only been what - 7 years since the last one?

I wish my boss were as understanding of deadlines as those at 3DRealms.

John the Kiwi
SCO by Serious+Simon · 2003-12-15 04:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

They sure have been producing a lot of it, and quite successfully so far...
Re:WMD detector by TTL0 · 2003-12-15 05:37 · Score: 1, Redundant

I can't figure out what everyone is expecting ?? a big sign that says "THIS WAY TO WMDs" ?? a factory located at "1 WMD plaza" ? WMDs next 3 exits ??? a advert that has saddam saying "just say no to WMDs" ??!?!?!?
The UN gave plenty of time for saddam to hide the WMDs and they could be anywhere in the country or in Syria or seperated and ready for quick assembly. Saddam has been accused of many things - being stupid isn't one of them

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Nokia N-cage by scavenger87 · 2003-12-15 06:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

It has three games and was initially sold for 300 euros. Do you know anybody who has purchased this product? I don't.

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Re:WMD detector by banzai51 · 2003-12-15 06:21 · Score: 1, Redundant

You make a good point, one that I lean to (he used up most of his WMDs). However, its like you can't be a little bit pregnent. If he uses them at all, then saying we only had a little left over after gassing the Kurds becomes unbelievable. Plus there is the question of retaliation. Whatever he can launch against US forces, the US can lauch back at him ten fold and then some. He isn't going to 'win' in his mind if Baghdad is glowing in the dark for the next 10,000 years.