From: Richard B. 

On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:10:56 -0800, "Rich"  wrote:

>  Well if you are going to redefine vaporware to include software you can get
your hands on you can stretch it to include quite a bit.

Nope, it is what it is, no redefinition of "is" is required.

Beta software *is* vaporware until it is released.  Quite a few beta
products never make the final cut.  Some companies trot vaporware out just
to stymie the marketplace, casting a shadow on competing products.

Not that MS is doing it in this specific case, but the product has not been
released for GA and therefore remains vaporware even if it is also beta
software.

- Richard

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