Comments on: Nuance Takes On Microsoft and Google With IBM Deal

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:52:23 +0000

The reason Nuance is gobbling up everything in sight has to do with what Google is doing. Google has the most advanced translation engine in the world because it had the largest sample size of comparable texts from millions of scanned books. Now with Google 411 they have amassed the largest dataset of voice patterns upon which to base a speech recognition engine. Google Voice Search on mobile phones in the first major app and contributes further to the dataset which in turn will improve the recognition engine. I think at this point holding the patents and somehow finding Google in violation is the best option Nuance has for combating their biggest competitor.

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By: Amen Corner

Amen Corner — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:43:22 +0000

Amen to that James! Nuance makes life hell on the little guy try to make a living in this new area. I just don’t understand how they get away with the stuff they do – of course you need to ask where all the money comes from – and all you need to do is look to the crooks on Wall Street.

By: James Doe

James Doe — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:31:39 +0000

Everyone in the speech industry knows why Nuance got hold of the patents -
so they can continue to intimidate small companies with lawsuits. Nuance
has been pursuing a strategy of threatening small speech companies with
patent lawsuits and using that as a tool to buy them up cheaply, thus eliminating the competition. It’s just a pity that IBM was desperate enough to sell them these patents – it’s like giving a gun to a serial killer.

By: courtney benson

courtney benson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:22:43 +0000

Nuance has been big in the speech recognition space for sometime now and they have been buying up companies that have been great fits and or competitors. They have made significant inroads into many verticals and are number one in healthcare and financial services. Speech is their game – so unless they make a big mistake I can’t see anyone beating them for sometime.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:17:43 +0000

It’s good to see a smaller company be ahead of the giants. This is a fast growing market that will eventually be integrated into all electronics.