MacSpeech - To Buy or Not To Buy?

Been thinking about buying this software ever since I heard a positive review on Adam Christianson’s The MacCast. MacSpeech is voice recognition software and, according to Adam, is much improved on earlier versions. It claims to learn one’s voice patterns, thus becoming more accurate over time. Always on the lookout for potentially easier, faster ways to write, and seeing the price has dropped to a more affordable £143, this morning I decided to carry out a little more research on Amazon, Twitter and by writing to Adam himself:

‘I was intrigued by your review of the updated MacSpeech software a number of episodes ago.  I'm still considering whether or not to buy.  I'm assuming you are still viewing it in a positive light as you have a banner ad for it on your site.  Is that so?

I only ask as the reviews on Amazon are fairly mixed (although the positive ones are very positive)

Also you did mention that the software improves with usage.  Is this still so?

Funny thing - I twittered a question about MacSpeech.  Within seconds MacSpeech was following me.  I wrote something about them probably having an automatic following set up. Almost immediately got a DM:

No robots here. I'm just awake late here (USA). I use Twitter to find out what users want to do with MacSpeech Dictate. -Jay-

Personal service, hey?’