Nuance = Nuisance

After reading David Pogue's very positive review of Dragon Naturally Speaking 10, I figured I'd check it out and see if there was an SDK to play with. There was mention of an SDK on their web site, but strangely no download link, only a link to send a sales request.

I couldn't believe the response: It costs $5000 to download their SDK, or if you just want to take it for a spin, an evaluation costs $2500. What a joke!

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like Nuance doesn't understand why SDKs are something you give away: So that developers will create systems that use your product, thus driving sales. A did a bit of Googling and found other people scratching their heads.

I looked up the company's stock and it lost 65% of it's value between May and November.