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695US dollars at launch
Dragon NaturallySpeaking, released by Dragon Systems in 1997, cost $695 at launch and its price later fell to $349.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“released earlier by industry leader Dragon Systems of Newton at $695. The price has since dropped to $349.”
Voice lessons: Computers are beginning to grasp the spoken word (Boston Herald, 25 September 1997), Stephanie Schorow, Boston Herald; MIT Spoken Language Systems news archive, 1997, Paragraph on the competing products.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article credits Dragon Systems with being among the first companies to recognize natural speech.
- What it does not show
- A 1997 price, reported in the newspaper of the time. It is not a current price and the article does not name the edition.