[Am-info] Lernout & Hauspie sells Kurzweil unit

Erick Andrews Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:17:38 -0500 (EST)


>From an article today, Kurzweil, who make software for the
disabled, is jumping ship.

http://www.businesstoday.com/business/technology/lern11202001.htm

Didn't Microsoft buy, or buy into, Lernout & Hauspie not too long ago?
I seem to recall that MS wanted to use L & H for speech recognition
in their new OS, maybe that's what's in XP.

Is there a story behind the story here, perhaps relating to MS?  

Anyone know?

-- 
Erick Andrews