The speed of input is not, I believe, what is most meaningful about using voice to deliver computer instructions. Rather, it is the voice&#x27;s unique capability to convey meaning to other humans that text simply cannot convey. There is a power held within the human voice that has yet to be fully exploited by software, although Baker did much great work towards this goal.<p>Speech to text, to me, is so attractive because it may help to usher in a whole new, even more powerful input paradigm than anything else in-use today. It&#x27;s not about speed - it&#x27;s about precision.<p>EDIT: A study demonstrating my point can be found here: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3243272&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3243272&#x2F;</a>