Vaporware Skepticism
Commenters repeatedly label the discussed product, technology, or project as vaporware, expressing doubt about its actual development or release despite hype. Discussions highlight cynicism towards announcements without tangible progress.
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Its vapourware, that's all.
this is what we in the cynicism business call "vaporware".
Nonetheless exciting vaporware.
Is this anything other than vapourware?
Is it Vaporware[0] stuff?[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
not hyping vaporware would be a start
See "V is for Vaporware": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20258485
Vaporware still, at least for practical applications.
That's more vapourware than beta testing.
For those missing the point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware