On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mary Yugo <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> IBM's "vaporware" gambit was a scam and the DOJ took IBM to court for it >> and also Kodak for similar maneuvers. >> > > As far as I know, the DOJ lost these cases. It would be difficult to > prevent this practice. It is widespread in every industry, as are many > other forms of misdirection. It would be difficult to prove this crime > because you cannot know whether IBM really does intend to develop a product > by a certain date. Product R&D often runs late, and products are often > abandoned. > Not exactly but rather than argue about it, here is a legal web site discussing the whole issue of vaporware. http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/claw/Vaporware.htm The threat of law suits and anti-trust prosecution is quite effective in stopping premature announcements which adversely affect someone else's products. Talking about vapor, it'd be nice if Rossi made more of the real kind and less of the ware variety.
