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Microsoft completes acquisition of Nuance, ushering in new era of outcomes-based AI
Microsoft, 2022
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- What it is
- Microsoft's own announcement, dated March 4, 2022, that it had finished buying Nuance Communications. It is the primary record of the ownership change that affects Dragon.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the acquirer, so reliable on the date and the fact of completion but promotional in tone. It does not mention Dragon by name.
Facts taken from this source
- Microsoft announced on Friday, March 4, 2022 that it had completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc.
“on Friday announced the completion of its acquisition of Nuance Communications Inc.” (Opening paragraph, dateline March 4, 2022)
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