Microsoft Encarta Officially Succumbs to Wikipedia

Posted by JediLlama 521 days ago in Internet & Blogs (http://mashable.com)
Do you remember what came in between printed encyclopedias and Wikipedia? For many, the answer is Microsoft Encarta, which was distributed starting in the 90s via CD-ROM and more recently on the Web via MSN. Today, Microsoft announced that it’s discontinuing Encarta later this year, offering symbolic confirmation that Wikipedia is the world’s definitive reference guide.
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horuskol
521 days ago
didn't even know it was still going...
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