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Auto Correct: Couldn't resist the temptation

The horrors of Auto Correct or "Damn you Auto Correct" is arguably the hottest topic that the blogging community has been talking about lately (other than say Movember). A lot has been said about the unintended humor invoked by the Auto Correct option on the mobile phones (an entire site http://damnyouautocorrect.com/ has been dedicated to this) so there is nothing really new that I can add. But here's an interesting observation gone are the days when people only knew about a product after they brought it. The power of word of mouth or viral marketing has altered people's perceptions about leading brands. While "Damn you Auto Correct" might not (at all) damage the reputation of mobile phone companies the same way that " United Breaks Guitars " did it very humorously points a flaw in the Auto Correct option which the mobile phones could do well to fix in the next models they release (before the option causes major unintended consequences). Thus