Vapourware and the agency of ideas

ATKINSON, Paul (2012). Vapourware and the agency of ideas. In: FARIAS, Priscila Lena, BRAGA, Marcos, CALVERA, Anna and SCHINCARIOL, Zuleica, (eds.) Design frontiers : territories, concepts, technologies. Sao Paulo, Brazil, Blucher, 576-579.

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Abstract

‘Vapourware’—computer hardware which is promoted as forthcoming but which is never manufactured—has received little attention in Design History, although it is important. Vapourware often has a direct influence on the future development of computing technology—causing competitors to reconsider, alter or even stop their planned activities. This paper shows that often, product concepts themselves influence market expectations or desires for future technological developments. Proof, in fact, of the agency of ideas. Keywords: Vapourware / Computer history / Product Design / Product concepts

Item Type: Book Section
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute > Art and Design Research Centre
Page Range: 576-579
Depositing User: Paul Atkinson
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2018 14:54
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 06:06
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15081

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