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May 2, 2009 · May 2, 2009. THIS is the end of the line for Encarta, the encyclopedia that Microsoft introduced in 1993 and still describes boastfully on its Web site as “the No. 1 best-selling encyclopedia...
Nov 4, 2023 · The educational and public response to Encarta’s closure was mixed – a blend of nostalgia for the end of an era and acceptance of the inevitable. In classrooms and homes, Encarta had been a beacon of knowledge, a digital mentor for a generation. But we had since moved on. Encarta’s closure marked the end of a chapter in educational history.
Mar 30, 2009 · Microsoft decided to shut down its Encarta encyclopedia, conceding defeat in its battle with the free, collaborative Wikipedia project. Microsoft Encarta Dies After Long Battle With Wikipedia -...
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The CD-ROM was the innovation that made it possible. Photo: Jereme Rauckman In 1985, the CD-ROM was announced, offering hundreds of megabytes of read-only memory in a compact disc format. Grolier quickly issued a text-only version of the Academic American Encyclopediafor $200. It sounded like a bargain compared to the $650 print version, but a CD-R...
Nearing the end of 1993, Microsoft Encarta pricing was reduced to $99 for the holiday season. By the end of the year, it had become the best-selling CD encyclopedia with 350,000 copies. The price was never raised again, and the 1994 Edition was quickly released. But what made the early versions of Encarta more attractive than a printed encyclopedia...
At first, it looked like the prevalence of the internet would make Encarta even more relevant. Encarta 97 offered monthly updates for a year to those willing to pay. The 2 CD Deluxe edition included twice as much multimedia content (including 360-degree images), and could offer 5,000 web links as it got the updates for no extra cost. The Encarta Vi...
The following year, the English edition of Wikipedia surpassed Encarta in number of articles, reaching 100,000 in January 2003. The free encyclopedia kept doubling its size the following 4 years, growing to around 1.5 million articles by 2006 thanks to its seemingly unlimited manpower (and much lower quality standards). Drawbacks like the lack of c...
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Dec 29, 2023 · By 2009, Microsoft ceased all sales of Encarta, and by the end of the year, took down all related websites, retaining only the Encarta Dictionary until 2011. Reflections on Encarta’s Legacy The End of an Era. The fall of Encarta marked the end of an era for offline digital encyclopedias.
Mar 30, 2009 · Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it is getting out of the encyclopedia business, ending its long-standing Encarta product. As noted by Ars Technica, the software maker says it will...
Dec 21, 2023 · The $99 Encarta was a smashing success: it quickly sold 350,000 units, making it the best-selling CD-ROM encyclopedia by the end of 1993. Its sales passed a million units the next year.”
