VALVeware

VALVeware: n 'vælvweə(r) 1. A software product that misses its announced release date by several months. 2. A software product that has experienced a near-total media blackout for several years with an occasional noncommittal reference dropped by the developers during that time. 3. A software product that sees the light of day only after everyone has given up hope on it.

"Well, at least we don't have to worry about the actual release date of this VALVeware, it'll never be on time."

VALVeware by Nos. September 26, 2011

voleware 

Software produced, developed or sold by Microsoft Corp. a Redmond WA-based software company.

The term originated as a popular response to Microsoft Corp.'s massively advertised slogan "Where do you want to go today ?". That paraphrases an old, famous automobile advertisement.

Alternative media with ties to opensource software also refer to Microsoft Corp. as "The Vole" or just "Vole".

Prairie voles are small rodents that can be found in the wild, that resemble small rats or hamsters.

from The Inquirer, www.theinquirer.net:
Microsoft offers home user security bulletins. Voleware has holeware.

from cyanide.com.au:
In short Vole has managed to corner the market and the bigger users are stuck with it.

voleware by Horacio Lopez September 23, 2004