Wang was a reluctant convert to the MS lab. He had to give up his position as a professor of psychology at Zhejiang University.

In the end he developed the handwriting software used in Microsoft Tablet PCs; it can instantly take writing from a piece of paper and put it on a computer screen.

My dad used to say my writing looked like Chinese to him -- but when I went to China, the Chinese couldn't read it either. Is it really possible a PC could read what no one else can?

What do you think?

In any event the Microsoft center in Beijing has produced another very colorful character and deserves kudos for doing so, I think.

What do you think about that?

Editorial Commentary by Mr. Stolyarov: Another wonderful technological advance has been produced by an ingenious, innovative individual working for Microsoft. Perhaps this invention might soon be available for mass consumption -- resulting in the ability to efficiently transfer any handwritten text onto a computer.

Dr. Bill Belew is a former Intelligence Officer for a Destroyer Squadron. He lived 20 years in Japan, where he started a language school for Japanese ECS. Dr. Belew teaches classes for a vocational school and online for a national university.

See Dr. Belew's blog, PanAsianBiz, for news and discussions about business and current events in Russia and Asia. See ZhongHuaRising for Dr. Belew's reports on business in China and RisingSunofNihon on business in Japan.

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