[WikiEN-l] Microsoft kills Encarta

[Soxred93]

I just took one of those quizzes. I think a 1/5 is bad, right?

X!

On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:36 PM [Mar 30, 2009 ], Scientia Potentia est  
wrote:

> Same here. This and the World Book Encyclopedia 2001 CD that I  
> still have. I did like taking the quizzes Encarta had on their site.
>
> bibliomaniac15
>
> --- On Mon, 3/30/09, Carcharoth <carcharothwp at googlemail.com> wrote:
> From: Carcharoth <carcharothwp at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Microsoft kills Encarta
> To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 3:34 PM
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:39 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> [spotted by Mathias Schindler]
>>
>>
>> http://encarta.msn.com/guide_page_FAQ/FAQ.html
>>
>> Important Notice: MSN Encarta to be Discontinued
>> On October 31, 2009, MSN® Encarta® Web sites worldwide will be
>> discontinued, with the exception of Encarta Japan, which will be
>> discontinued on December 31, 2009. Additionally, Microsoft will cease
>> to sell Microsoft Student and Encarta Premium software products
>> worldwide by June 2009. We understand that Encarta users may have
>> questions regarding this announcement so we have prepared this  
>> list of
>> questions and answers below. Please keep reading if you would like
>> more information about these changes to Encarta.
>
> "Encarta has been a popular product around the world for many years.
> However, the category of traditional encyclopedias and reference
> material has changed. People today seek and consume information in
> considerably different ways than in years past."
>
> I wonder what different ways they could be talking about? :-)
>
> "we believe that we can use what we’ve learned and assets we’ve
> accrued with offerings like Encarta to develop future technology
> solutions"
>
> So they might try making a comeback in another form?
>
> I liked Encarta - it was the first real encyclopedia I used. So I feel
> a bit torn here.
>
> Carcharoth
>
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