You are referring to a phenomenon known as vaporware [0]. Microsoft was notorious for using this strategy of pre-announcing features in order to kill smaller co

You are referring to a phenomenon known as vaporware [0]. Microsoft was notorious for using this strategy of pre-announcing features in order to kill smaller competitors from developing them, afraid that they won't be able to compete with the 800-pound gorilla [1]. Lots of other companies starting copying this tactic, so much so that tech industry publications like Wired started bringing out annual lists of vaporware [2]. Eventually the Justice Department filed lawsuit against Microsoft [3]. Amicus is just following a long, time-honored tradition. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware [1] http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/business/information-technology-the-executive-computer.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/business/information-techn... [2] http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/01/66195?currentPage=all http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/01/6619... [3] http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/1998/1764.htm http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/1998/1764.h...