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| Subject: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta  Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:55 am | |
| Microsoft is shutting down its Encarta encyclopedia Web sites and will also discontinue its Student and Premium Encarta software products. “The category of traditional encyclopedias and reference material has changed,” reads a note explaining the move on the MSN Encarta Web site. “People today seek and consume information in considerably different ways than in years past.” The Encarta Web sites worldwide will shut down on Oct. 31 and Microsoft will stop selling the software products by June this year. One exception is the Encarta Japan Web site, which will stay live until the last day of this year.
People who have paid for a subscription to MSN Encarta Premium, which offers them access to more information, will get a refund for fees paid beyond April 30, although they’ll continue to be able to access the site until it shuts down in October. Microsoft will continue to offer technical support for the software products for three years. The software giant has discontinued a couple of other products recently. Late last year it announced it would stop selling OneCare, its consumer antivirus product. It also killed off a mobile browser research product last year.
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:32 pm | |
| More power to Wiki. well more competition only means one thing better quality for a lower price | |
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:22 am | |
| Or better quality for FREE..Wiki wins
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:22 pm | |
| I liked Encarta, it was my very first experience with an encyclopedia. I'm gonna miss you Encarta. In all honesty I did forget about you when I discovered Wiki. You know, I should probably stop talking about you like a person... | |
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:41 pm | |
| - Beezle wrote:
- I liked Encarta, it was my very first experience with an encyclopedia. I'm gonna miss you Encarta. In all honesty I did forget about you when I discovered Wiki. You know, I should probably stop talking about you like a person...
You're first experience with an encyclopedia was digital...boy dont i feel old now... Encarta is still a very helpful source but at least with wiki i can make myself a superhero!!! GOOO WIKI!!! | |
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:42 pm | |
| You will always feel old when you compare stuff you did with me  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:34 pm | |
| freeness always wins!
Piracy only comes second. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Wikipedia wins, Microsoft discontinues Encarta Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:35 pm | |
| well said my lad, well said. | |
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