wankware

Images and information given out about products that won't be released for several years, if ever. Most of the time, wankware development ends at the press release. After the company has gained the publicity, there's no reason to actually build the product.

A computer programme, usually written at minimal cost. Typically to perform a specific task within a very specialist business/industrial function or to support a non-mainstream consumer hobby. Often recognizable through poor quality graphics and a cludgy user interface. Can be prone to freezing and crashing and often incompatible with the latest versions of operating systems and key components. Has not been versioned or ported to optimize OS resources and therefore can be painfully slow.