Perhaps it was just vaporware to begin with, and the creator knew this sort of action would create more of a stir than releasing the "schematics" or delaying it

Perhaps it was just vaporware to begin with, and the creator knew this sort of action would create more of a stir than releasing the "schematics" or delaying it constantly. Not that I really trust government, but it seems FAR more likely that it was just vaporware.