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Vista voice-recognition software is laughable

Coding with Vista Speech Recognition A video of a Windows Vista speech-recognition demo that went awry was devoured by critics of the new operating system when it was posted on the Web late last year. Footage shows the program badly garbling the demonstrator's commands. ("I think it's picking up a little bit of echo here," was recognized as, "Set so double the killer.")

The large audience attending the Redmond campus demo found it hilarious, but it was rather embarassing for the company. Now a new video has emerged that's even funnier. Watch the video

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