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Wired News 2006 Vaporware Awards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-that-time-of-year-again dept.

silentounce writes "Wired News has released the winners of its 9th annual Wired News Vaporware Awards. I won't list any of them in the summary because I don't want to spoil anyone's surprise. They have some interesting entries, one that is more a concept of a product than an actual product. I'm not sure how you can claim something is vaporware if it hasn't even been given a specific name or a developer yet, but apparently they think they can. "

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  1. Re:Duke by Dunbal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's "WON", you illiterate turd.

          One as in the NUMBER one, ie. the quantity of lifetime awards it has to date, jackass. Perhaps if you put away the crack pipe, your reading comprehension would improve.

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  2. Re:A380 is not vaporware... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Actually the X-33 never flew, the project was cancelled when the prototype was 85% complete.

    You're correct. I was confusing the hydrogen tank explosion as having happened during the scheduled 1999 test flight. Replace X-33 with the DC-X, however, and you have the same result.

    The A380 is not vapourware - its in production, the delays are due to production problems and not technical issues with the concept itself.

    Production delays are still delays. Until the first fully operational craft is delivered to a customer, it is still vaporware. I have no doubt that it will happen eventually, but that doesn't stop the vapor phase from occurring.
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  3. Re:Vaporware by 91degrees · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have poured hot grits down my pants. Thank you.