a new product, especially computer software, that is announced to the general public but has not yet been produced or made available to buy
Would the projectsimplyturn out to be vapourware?
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry from United Kingdom on 25/08/2015
Synonyms and related words
Computer software
accounting package
ad blocker
address book
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The word vapourware dates back to the early eighties, reportedly first used in 1982 by Microsoft engineer Ann Winblad who, on hearing of a halt in the development of a software product, compared the word to the idea of ‘selling smoke’.