That said, the vast majority of vaporware isn't malicious.
In the most extreme cases, the developing company itself may be a total fraud. Sometimes this is intentional, done by various promoters and stockholders solely to drive up the company's share prices, lure in new investors, or create a buzz in the marketplace that will keep their name on top. Note that long development cycles do not, by themselves, qualify a product as Vaporware the game must be repeatedly postponed and put off, all the while being promoted as 'Coming soon!' Computer or video game software or hardware with revolutionary or next-generation capabilities that is continuously hyped to the public, but doesn't seem to be coming any closer to store shelves.
