Fact · Dictation software
Microsoft announced on Friday, March 4, 2022 that it had completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“on Friday announced the completion of its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc.”
Microsoft completes acquisition of Nuance, ushering in new era of outcomes-based AI, Microsoft, 2022, Opening paragraph, dateline March 4, 2022.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the ownership change that made Microsoft the parent of Nuance, which sells Dragon.
- What it does not show
- The announcement does not mention Dragon. The Dragon link comes from Nuance being the Dragon developer, which the Wikipedia infobox also lists.
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