Well... I missed this email. I guess that puts the "iis it legit" question to rest. Thanks, W!
--Tod ---- [email protected] wrote: > Circuit City closed its doors in January 2009 and filed bankruptcy. In > June of 2009 the name was purchase by a company called SystemMax Inc and > launched an internet site called Circuit City Dot Com. > The jury is still out on the pricing policy and if anyone is actually > saving money or not. > SystemMax Inc, is hoping to make a lot of money using the defunct Circuit > City name and database customers. > > Only time will tell..... and who could have known? > Best Wishes > > > > In a message dated 9/28/2009 11:53:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I apologize for the circuit city issue. All ours closed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tod E. Santee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:23 PM > To: Daniel Espinosa > Cc: Quad-List > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Dragon naturallyspeaking > > Hi All... > > I'm going to be a trusting optimist for the moment and believe this > Nuance/Dragon 10/CircuitCity.com deal is legitimate. > > If that is the case, does anyone know the difference(s) between Dragon 10 > and the recent version 9.5? (I bought v.9.5 almost 2 years ago in Dec. > '07). > > I use a bluetooth headset/mic that doubles as my home phone headset (a > Plantronics phone -- not a headset included with Dragon). > > What are the improvements in this new Dragon 10? I didn't notice anything > special at first glance. Anybody else? > > Thanks a bunch! > --Tod > (cautiously optimistic) > > ---- Daniel Espinosa <[email protected]> wrote: > > in theory it should work, Windows 7 is a lot like Vista, it might need > > a patch or something and with my experiences they are always free. > > > > John S. wrote: > > > Uhm, Circuit city is not in business around here. I don't know about > > > nationwide, but in Cincy they are gone. I looked online and found > > > they are coming back under new management. I hope Dragon 10 is ready > > > to work with Microsoft's OS 7. I'm still fooling with XP. Guess I > > > wouldn't have any trouble. > > > Tanks for the tip. > > > Maybe I can part with 30 bucks, uhm, again. I've bought dragon like > > > 4 times already. And Todd is right, service is a joke. Microsoft's > > > speech engine is about like dragon 6. Not much help when a person > > > has a voice that sounds like a multi-tonal garbage disposal. > > > > > > > > > Best Wishes to all, > > > john > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > > *From:* Tod E. Santee <[email protected]> > > > *To:* Joan Anglin <[email protected]>; Quad-List > > > <[email protected]> > > > *Sent:* Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:57:22 PM > > > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Dragon naturallyspeaking > > > > > > At first glance I'd be suspicious of this partnership with Circuit > > > City (or circuitcity[dot]com that uses the original CC store Logo). > > > > > > It was my understanding Circuit City completely folded almost a year > > > ago. I remember the store nearby being pretty much gutted as they > > > sold everything from merchandise to shelves to fixtures. > > > > > > I used to get a lot of calls from "Nuance" (or "New Once" as it > > > appeared on Caller ID) -- and I mean *A Lot* -- that would have > > > nobody at the other end when I answered. Or, if there was someone, > > > they'd immediately put me on hold and never return. Other times I'd > > > try to call them back and get a pick up by ... "silence." > > > > > > I also did an internet search of just the number that showed on > > > Caller ID and found it listed on a "nuisance call" website with > > > masses of complaints. > > > > > > Just say it out loud, "Nuance" and "New Once." Sounds the same. > > > > > > So somebody calls and says, "Hi this is New Once calling." And you > > > think, "Yeah, I bought Dragon from Nuance." Now *somebody* has your > > > attention and trust... and possibly your credit card number comes > next!!! > > > > > > > > > I just thought I should pass on a bit of cautionary info. > > > Especially after all the no-human calls I've had. > > > > > > I hope the deal is for real and can benefit a great many people. > > > But just in case... > > > > > > Best wishes & good luck, > > > --Tod > > > > > > ---- Joan Anglin <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Just received this in my email. Thought was a good deal for all > > > > you > > > dragon > > > > friends. I do not know if you could upgrade. Have a good weekend > > > > everybody. > > > > > > > > http://www.circuitcity.com/email/circuitcity/CCEM119.asp?SRCCODE=C > > > > CEM119TT > > > > <http://www.circuitcity.com/email/circuitcity/CCEM119.asp?SRCCODE= > > > > CCEM119TT cm_mmc=EML-_-Main-_-CCEM119-_-circuit119> > > > > &cm_mmc=EML-_-Main-_-CCEM119-_-circuit119 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joan in Reno-sunshine 94° > >
