ar yeah since i'm here typing up the place, Dragon was out performed by sapi 5 for me.
Dragon 8 was going well for me, recognizing a high % of words and sounds, cat whistles and sounds around the house.
Sapi 5 was free and recognized about 10% of words ,,,but beat dragon because i managed to back up sapi but not dragon.
I also had no support for dragon "at that time". Each time they sent me a add for "buy the next dragon 9".
I got dragon 10 which my pc would not run, no support also,,,utter failure. I'm reluctant to keep throwing money at such a company, until they change, they should give me a free version since i've bought so many that have failed.
Free sapi 5 kept on going. I realized Mr Data is deaf not stupid. So extra explanation gets the point across, i don't care if he miss hears its part of life.
No amount of features is worth anything if back ups fail, all learning is lost. Pointless.
I do hope to see some good voice recognition in my life time also, it has to be able to back up to usb easy.