Yup. If I can't use your product for what it's meant to do, then is it really a minimum viable product? We already have another term for software that doesn't

Yup. If I can't use your product for what it's meant to do, then is it really a minimum viable product? We already have another term for software that doesn't yet exist: vaporware. What I hate most are the landing pages setup to gauge interest. Usually they have a name like: "Flrghx.ly: social meets socal" Which, of course, tells me everything. Throw in a few logos, like TechCrunch, Memefest, Facepalm, and CNN, and a few quotes from JS from SF, California on how he "Finally can socialize his socal social-mates using Flrghx on his iPhone." And then you have the "Hey give us your email! We won't spam you, we promise, we hate spam! But after 7 months of not hearing from us, we'll notify you of our launch, and then we'll subscribe you to our newsletter, and then send you updates that include notifications from our sponsors. But no spam!" Oh, and if I retween a tweet, I'll increase my chances to get into beta. If I post to my Facebook, then it doubles that increase!. And every friend that gives an email increases my chances! OMG! It's like a beta-pyramid scheme. Next they'll be pitching me Aetna.