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1. fastba+(OP)[view] [source] 2019-12-06 22:25:45
Pretty sure they had an original product that was definitely not vaporware, the issue is it turned out to be not scaleable at all.

A product that is obscenely expensive and therefore can't be sold as a consumer device is not vaporware.

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2. Dylan1+tb[view] [source] 2019-12-06 23:58:10
>>fastba+(OP)
A prototype is not enough to stop something from being vaporware.

Edit, to people that disagree: Did they have an even half-finished form? Did they offer it for sale?

Was it "announced to the general public but never actually manufactured nor officially cancelled"?

Vaporware doesn't always mean it's a scam. Sometimes it means there were intractable tech problems. Coming out with a fundamentally different product doesn't negate the missing product.

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3. fastba+LH[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-12-07 09:37:32
>>Dylan1+tb
Except you can buy the Magic Leap One.

They promised light-field AR goggles, and you can buy light-field AR goggles.

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4. Dylan1+6t1[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-12-07 20:08:05
>>fastba+LH
So there was an "original product" that was "not scaleable", "obscenely expensive" and "can't be sold as a consumer device", right?

If we distinguish the magic leap one as a different product, then from what I can see the original qualifies as vaporware.

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5. lostga+Mk3[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-12-09 00:12:03
>>Dylan1+tb
In this sense, was Duke Nukem Forever still vapourware in the sense that it didn’t end up being whatever the original game would’ve been?
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