VaporWare definition - hacker In the Computer Underground (CU), it is a sarcastic term designating software or hardware that has been announced by vendors but is not yet available on the market.
vaporware definition - computer
Hardware that is not yet in production, but the announced delivery date has long since passed. At times, hardware vendors are criticized for intentionally producing vaporware in order to keep customers from switching to competitive products that offer more features. However, programmers are notorious for being awful estimators of time. As a result, shipping dates often slip over and over again.
Sometimes, the gap between management and technical staff in hardware companies is just as large as in user organizations. Dates slip because the project is not managed properly, which can be caused by management's lack of understanding of the scope of the project as well as a lack of knowledge of the competence of the technical staff. In addition, as hardware projects progress from stage to stage, new functions and changes always seem to creep in.
Andrew.I.Wood -- of course you're going to say that. It sounds very much like you work for PL. **cough, cough** MEIZU **cough, cough**
Anyhow, who wants a read that's that big. The whole charm of e-book readers is the small form-factor (like a paperback book). Sure, as a textbook replacement or something requiring diagrams and graphics, one might wish for something large, but not for "books" (i.e. novels, biographies, and the like). The large format Kindle is failing in its intended markets, from what I've read.
The phone has 256MB of RAM and a 1GHz processor, which do the job reasonably well, though the Anna interface will likely leave something to be desired for many smartphone users.
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VaporWare definition - hacker
In the Computer Underground (CU), it is a sarcastic term designating software or hardware that has been announced by vendors but is not yet available on the market.
vaporware definition - computer
Hardware that is not yet in production, but the announced delivery date has long since passed. At times, hardware vendors are criticized for intentionally producing vaporware in order to keep customers from switching to competitive products that offer more features. However, programmers are notorious for being awful estimators of time. As a result, shipping dates often slip over and over again.
Sometimes, the gap between management and technical staff in hardware companies is just as large as in user organizations. Dates slip because the project is not managed properly, which can be caused by management's lack of understanding of the scope of the project as well as a lack of knowledge of the competence of the technical staff. In addition, as hardware projects progress from stage to stage, new functions and changes always seem to creep in.
Andrew.I.Wood -- of course you're going to say that. It sounds very much like you work for PL. **cough, cough** MEIZU **cough, cough**
Anyhow, who wants a read that's that big. The whole charm of e-book readers is the small form-factor (like a paperback book). Sure, as a textbook replacement or something requiring diagrams and graphics, one might wish for something large, but not for "books" (i.e. novels, biographies, and the like). The large format Kindle is failing in its intended markets, from what I've read.