I have a brand new Surface 3. Windows Speech Technology is worthless. My Samsung S4 is easier to use, has a better microphone as I can dictate at the Microsoft Store in Dadeland FL. My Surface 3 requires absolute silence.
Cortana on the Surface would be great provided that it were to work as well as the TV ads show it working on the Windows phone.
As an owner of MSFT hardware and software as well as the stock, I can honestly say that I am totally disappointed in Windows Speech Technology as it I on my Surface.
Not one employee at the Microsoft Dadeland Store can say anything good about the Windows Speech Technology. Every employee thinks it is worthless since it does not work as well as the cheapest smartphone. Some make promises that MSFT will fix it, but give
no time frame.