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First, we computer folk had the terms software and hardware, then firmware,
then a number of other -ware terms came into usage, such as freeware,
shareware, vaporware and others. To add to the ever-growing list of -ware
terms, I would like to propose this one:
Vacuumware: n, software which was written specifically to fill a void
in the industry, especially software which is successful more due to how
well it fills that void than due to anything else, like usability or
utility.
I believe it may have been Dennis Ritchie who said (about X) "Sometimes when
you fill a vacuum, it still sucks." X is a prime example of vacuumware, and
in fact inspired the term.
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