New MSFT Word technology - AutoUnsummarize
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bq. Word 2004 to Pioneer AutoUnsummarize Feature
bq. Redmond, WA - Microsoft announced a revolutionary new feature will appear in Word 2004 called AutoUnsummarize. The technology works by taking short, concise sections of text and expanding them to any specified length.
bq. "The technology is simple," said Microsoft Office Research Division Head, Richard Greenwood, "students have been doing it for years. Thanks to the power of Microsoft Word 2004, anybody can turn a five-hundred-word report into a ten-thousand-word masterpiece."
bq. Microsoft programmers discovered the technology after coding the AutoSummarize code in reverse as an April Fool’s Day prank. From there it gained unexpected popularity within the department.
bq. College student Chris McLaughlin reacted favorably to the news. "This is the best," he said, "I always hated screwing with the margins and font sizes just to get my reports to the required length. Now all I have to do is write a hundred words and hit the unsummarize button. Wham! Instant marks. I love it."
Heh...
Posted by DaveH at December 10, 2003 10:21 AM