Vaporware explain about the product, usually computer hardware or software, which was not released on the date announced by their developers, or announced released in months or years before the product is actually released by them.
This word usually implies a negative opinion of the product or developer, and the uncertainty of pessimism that the product will eventually be true - really released. The word has been applied in many electronic products, automobiles, and some product launch services, or other material events
Submitted for your approval are 10 well-known product launch is delayed, because a lot of despair about the prospects of this product in the depan.namun some successfully released to the public while others make us wait ... waited and waited ..
Black version was launched at that time, but white iPhone4 never released, although Apple has made a handheld electronic device in a white color for more than a decade. Demand for iPhone 4 white may be exaggerated (the new 250 + days as of this writing), but it does exist.
Co-founder (and Apple employee No. 1) Steve Wozniak wanted to get one, and even he could not get it. So Woz is Woz, he hacked the iPhone white four together from all parts of China who is considered disabled by the supplier.
Woz recognize this device has a low-quality photos when the camera flash is used, which is probably why Apple has not released this product. This flagship product so do not assume the character as the Apple products and new - this new Steve Jobs joked that iPad2 will 'be sent to the color white to this day.
And that in 1999, FIVE YEARS after the formation of this new GNR band first entered the studio. Recorded during three separate occasions using the 'Eruption-worthy' guitarist in LA, 'Chinese Democracy' began in 1994, but the CD was not introduced, makes fans annoyed and reviews of mediocre, until 2008.
Many attribute the delay strange recording practice, perfection is required, the internet leaks and the project's debt so much, making the album feel initidak got the ability, before finally be undone.
Low placement here is just because the CD was just looking on the bright side sajai, and even went platinum. Of course, sales revenue did not offset the cost of recording ($ 13 million).
8. Fantastic Four Movie
In 1986, Constantin Films acquired the rights to Marvel Comics 'Fantastic Four' franchise, and immediately use it, as DC Comics made a profit with 'Batman' and '' Batman Returns. After 12 years of inactivity, Constantin hastily commissioned Roger Corman's production company to make a movie 'Ashcan', solely to defend the right of the Fantastic Four movie.
Marvel then buy the movie (and negative) so that 20th Century Fox could make a big budget version of which became hits in bioskop2 in 2005. You can find the original leaked version on YouTube,.
Finally, the SEC brought charges against the former CEO of Infinium, and the subsequent announcement reveals Infinium has experienced losses $ 62,700,000 in three years, and only with $ 3,500,000 used for actual perngembangan (5% of the budget R & D).
A few months later, Infinium axed project, changed its name to Phantom Entertainment, and focused on the base-board which was launched in June 2008, the last two years initially planned release date.
6. Ovation
80s was a time in the history of komputasi.Kantor-application software development for the IBM PC and MS-DOS just dimulai.WordStar, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Lotus 1-2-3 into several business critical applications on the platform just three years . This is all pre-monopoly of Microsoft Office, if you can understand at that time.
In 1983, Ovation Technologies startup announced a full-service package that includes word processor, spreadsheet, database management and communications software (basically the same as MS-Office as you will know today).
But by 1984, Ovation is declared bankrupt, had a loss of $ 7 million in VC funding without removing produk.Sebenarnya, we can go further than that: Ovation has never launched any single product.
Ovation spend more (some would say all) resources to promote and sell products that are not made,. As a result, Ovation contribution to the history of computing is: software that does not really exist, and because they are why the term "vaporware" was coined.
News spread like fire and melted the server before anyone can get this program. But Maui X-Stream suddenly withdrew without explanation software, invite howls of protest and accusations of fraud.
They promised CherryOS longer be available for download in March 2005.Banyak the computer bug and technicians who called shenanigans, accusing CherryOS as a ripoff of PearPC, an open source emulator PearPC Mac.Karena is open source, it is illegal for Maui X-Stream to sell it for profit.
Interestingly, after touting the hotel to the world and even issued commemorative stamps, North Korea began to digitally erase the image building of the Pyongyang landscape photos, and even eliminate it on the map of the city. That's right, North Korea tried to make hotel vaporware, but can not, the hotel was already there and seen a lot of people.
European Union Chamber of Commerce building check was never used in the 90's and is considered the 'improved', citing the elevator shafts and concrete inferior.Meskipun crooked way, construction resumed in 2008 Egypt's Orascom won the contract and use the hotel's wireless network to the antenna site.
Officially, Orascom denies that the complete construction of the hotel is part of the contract, although they have made improvements in recent fasad.Perkiraan completion provided by North Korean officials in 2008.
At that time, they said the hotel would be ready in 2012, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-Sung. Or the end of the world, if you believe the Mayans. ... Or the latest rumors about the date of the inauguration of the hotel from countries that do not ever want a tourist ...
"Duke 3D Nuke'em" of the original debuted in 1996, and featuring flirty sailor, and entertaining gameplay-oriented adult content (a new thing at the time). But things are not as vibrant as the sequel, scheduled for no later than Q3 1998 .
At the end of 1999, the deadline had expired and the making of this game is not even half selesai.Hal also does not help that the owner is constantly adding new game elements, with no plans for the final product will look like.
In 2003, the management of aggressive open with the media, saying Nuke'em Duke Forever will be released 'when finished'. and the statement repeated - repeated over several years
In 2006, funds have dried up. 3D Realms has spent $ 20 million on development partners and asked for Take Two for an additional $ 6 million more to complete the creation game.Staf fired and Take Two 3D Realms sued for breach of contract.
Behind the screen, fired nine employees who continue to develop the game from home mereka.Mereka then formed an independent studio (Tryptych) who happens into the office next to a competitor 3D Realms, Gearbox Software,
3D Realms using contractors on Duke Forever Nuke'em at the time, but when they got wind of progress Tryptych, they approached the Gearbox to help resolve PC and console games.
But the dream neat street and cars flying overhead still avoiding us. The most recent effort is the Aviation Innovations' N2001C Sky Commuter car, aircraft vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). The details never clear, and strangely, they save the project after spending-about $ 6 million in R & D.