Nuance has addressed some of these deficiencies in its 2.0 overhaul of the product. The recognition engine is now the same one used in the latest version Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows (version 11), and the software adds better controls for manipulating the mouse curse and for performing basic tasks, like searching Google. And editing, long the thing that kept me from using MacSpeech Dictate on a regular basis, is now said to be better, with commands that are "easy to say, easy to remember, and designed to simplify and speed up editing by voice." We'll see.
The new version requires Snow Leopard. It goes for $199, though users of earlier Dictate versions can upgrade for $49. We'll put the new Dictate through its paces and bring you a full review soon.
via Ars Technica