sgilbert(a)nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
Someone pointed out before that Encarta is more our
competition.
Well, I think that depends on each person's vision of what we're
doing. I don't think of what we're doing in terms of market share or
marketability, although I do agree that those things are worth
thinking about.
I think about what we're doing in terms of grand visions about
presenting the finest repository of the knowledge in the history of
the world, to all the people of the world, for free, as our gift.
I suppose that the finest English-language encyclopedia has been
Britannica for quite some years now. Encarta, well, feh. Not in the
same category. :-)
I would hate
to see Wikipedia push Britannica out of the
market in four years time.
As strange and marvelous as Wikipedia is, I can't see that
happening. :)
No, it'll take at least 5 years before that happens. :-)
--Jimbo