I highly doubt VMware will support another company's unrelated product. What follows is some proof - DNS works well on Macs via VMware Fusion, but like most technology, it also takes some work on the part of the user. However, then came Intel Macs, Boot Camp, VM Fusion, and other brilliant streams of welcome light! Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! Based on experience, regrettably, they do not even come close to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pro's performance, accuracy, ease of use, documentation, and all the other criteria one could list. Without getting into the Darwinistic market forces that shaped their placement on the technological evolutionary tree, we'll just leave the discussion of voice recognition apps for Mac OS e.g., iListen, ViaVoice, etc., by describing them as exceedingly disappointing. However, until recently, DNS was not a truly viable option (fast and high-performing) for running on Macs, and voice recognition software made for Mac OS still leave much to be desired. My allegiance is to Apple computers for all the reasons any reader of this document will already know.Īs any longtime Mac lover/user (my 1st Apple was a Mac SE, 20 MB HDD, with what was then a sizzling upgrade - 8 MB of RAM), I think that most who are also familiar with adaptive technologies would agree that DNS Pro is the most sophisticated consumer voice recognition software available. As devoted a DNS Pro user I am, it's devotion born of necessity. Those familiar with adaptive technologies will be aware, though, that DNS is Windows only app.

veteran, currently using DNS Pro on a PC running Windows XP Pro, it's been a treasure. DNS Pro Edition comes in at least three (3) 'flavors' - DNS Pro, DNS Legal, and DNS Medical (Legal and Medical have built-in, additional technical & professional vocabularies), and there may be other 'flavors' out there as well.Īs a disabled U.S. It now (v.9) comes in three (3) editions - levels of sophistication and functionality - Standard, Preferred, and Professional (Pro).

I hope people continue to add to and build this document's usefulness.ĭragon NaturallySpeaking is an excellent voice recognition software by Nuance (formerly ScanSoft) - for my money, DNS is the best voice recognition software on the market.

It's not fancy, nor all that technical, but for me, it contained some solid, practical pointers to running and troubleshooting DNS in VM Fusion.

Naturally, all the credit belongs to those dedicated, experienced people who contributed their time, energy and experience to it's development. I take no credit for creation of the substance of this document (which I've found to be quite helpful). Original Thread Title: 'Will VMware support Dragon Naturally Speaking (DNS)?' Dragon Naturally Speaking and VMware Fusion

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